Italy: employers’ organisations agree on how to determine the reference collective agreement for each sector

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The news. Fourteen employers’ organisations, including the country’s largest business associations—Confindustria (industry), Confcommercio (commerce and services) and ANIA (insurance)—signed a landmark agreement on 10 July that is set to reshape Italy’s collective bargaining system.

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