Italy: beginning of negotiations between the social partners on employee profit-sharing

distribution of profit to workers” – demanded by Labor Minister Maurizio Sacconi to reach a ‘joint opinion’ with the social partners within two months – has been going on since September 10 in Rome. Unions want the negotiation to be extended to the participation to the company’s management structures. However, employers are formerly opposed to any form of participation, including financial participation. (Ref. 090839)

Reach a ‘joint opinion’ within two months. After the first meeting on “worker