1 For the 2015/2016 year: the maximum SG that an employer is legally required to contribute is the equivalent of 9.5% of a personâs salary up to a maximum salary of $50,810 per quarter ($203,240 a year). 2  The maximum quarterly SG payment works out to be $4,826.95 per quarter, that is, $19,307.80 for the year. For the 2013/2014 year: the maximum SG that an employer is legally required to contribute is the equivalent of 9.25% of a personâs salary up to a maximum salary of $48,040 per quarter ($192,160 a year).
The Italian Language. Italian is the official language of Italy, and 93% of population are native Italian speakers. Around 50% of population speak a regional dialect as mother tongue. Many dialects are mutually unintelligible and thus considered by linguists as separate languages, but are not officially recognised.
Hear Italian Survival Phrases. The Italian language lesson offered here is an excerpt from Transparent Language's Italian software program. The Basic Italian Phrases and the Italian Phrases for Meeting and Greeting will lead you to the Italian Dialog at the end, which shows how these survival phrases are used in conversational Italian. Single click on the phrase to hear the Italian pronunciation spoken by a native Italian speaker.