On 12 November, social partners in Italy’s telecommunications sector signed a deal to renew their national collective agreement, which applies to some 130,000 workers. The new agreement takes account of the major changes in the sector, which has been impacted significantly by digitalisation, and is binding until 31 December 2022. It includes an average pay rise of 100 euros and sets up a bilateral solidarity fund to manage active and passive employment policies in the sector. Furthermore, there are steps forward in the deal as regards workers at outsourced call centres.
Wage increases. Signed by the employer organisation Asstel (Confindustria) and the trade unions SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom, the agreement provides for an average pay increase of €100, of which €70 are minimum wages (Trattamento Economico Minimo or TEM) and €30 are for productivity (elemento retributivo di settore). The increase will apply in four stages: €30 in April 2021, €20 in December 2021, €30 in April 2022, €20 in October 2022. In addition, employer contributions to the sector’s pen
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