Italy: collective agreement for industry sector managers renewed

Confindustria, Italian employers’ federation, and Federmanager, the country’s federation of industry sector managers, signed a renewal of their collective agreement on 30 July, meaning the agreement will remain binding until 31 December 2023. Stefano Cuzzilla, the president of Federmanager, believes the new national collective agreement represents a clear improvement on previous editions. The agreement gives an important role to the bilateral body 4.MANAGER, which was launched last year. In particular, the body will seek to develop active policies, aided by an employer contribution of 100 euros per manager to finance outplacement initiatives. The national collective agreement takes the issue of gender equality into account, particularly as regards the pay gap between male and female managers. 4.MANAGER will also be responsible for identifying good practices on parenthood and managing maternity leave. The national collective agreement also provides a boost to training and improves the supplementary pension. In terms of wages, the TMCG (trattamento minimo complessivo di garanzia), ​​which serves as a reference for the defining the gross base salary, is to increase significantly. It will rise gradually from 66,000 euros at present to 75,000 euros. According to Maurizio Stirpe, vice president of Confindustria, the new national collective agreement responds in a “virtuous and balanced way to the expectations of managers and the needs of companies”.