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

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. For the first time, employers’ organisations (including associations representing artisans and small businesses) have agreed on the criteria for identifying the reference national collective agreement (NCA) for each