Minimum wage

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Originally Posted by ram

There are minimum wages in Italy. Contracts are defined nationally, a Class 4 employee - such as a secretary has a minimum contractual wage of about 1300 euors per month for a 40 hour week. Then there is the tredicesimo, an the quattordicesimo to add, sickness benefits and 26 days holidays plus national festas. Of course, these are negotiated down by employers, and there is huge fiscal evasion - such as declaring a part time contract for a full time worker, but the principal of a minimum exists.

We calculated that as a freelance professional with vat number, you have to take that 1300 euro/month net and multiplicate by 2,5 to get your needed gross monthly invoiced amount in order to have the same living standard/benefits as an employed worker.
No need to say that if people get a permanent employment contract, they stick to it.