The pay rises agreed between the government and trade unions will arrive before the contract renewal process is complete. The Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs has announced the payment dates for the sums owed to workers in the Extended Public Sector and the Wage Earners category, distinguishing between 2025 arrears, the adjustment of salaries, and 2026 arrears.
The first step is set for 30 September: a supplementary payslip will settle the arrears accrued throughout 2025, from 1 January to 31 December. On 27 October, the regular payslip will instead include the monthly salary updated according to the new pay scales and rates set for 2026. For Wage Earners, this step is scheduled for 10 November.
On 27 November, the arrears accrued in the first nine months of 2026, from 1 January to 30 September, will be paid out. Depending on the sector, the sums will arrive together with the November salary or through a supplementary payslip.
“This is a particularly significant step, as it allows the economic effects of the agreements to be brought forward without having to wait for the complex process of contract renewals to be completed,” the Secretariat’s statement reads. The timetable was drawn up in cooperation with the Social Security Institute (Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale) and the relevant offices.
Talks on the contract renewals will continue: in the meantime, the agreements signed between the government and trade union organisations govern the recognition of the 2025 pay rise and an advance on the 2026 salary component.
