Following fourteen months of negotiations, the employers body, Assocalzaturifici-Confindustria together with the unions Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil came to a compromise and renewed the national collective agreement, which had come to term on 31 March 2016. On the one hand, companies are raising pay by amounts similar to those in the fashion and textiles sector, which signed its agreement in February, and on the other hand, the unions have made concessions on their main bone of contention during the negotiations, namely more work flexibility. Unions have pulled back from their call to strike that was set for 05 May. ‘Made in Italy’ footwear remains a prestigious niche but has nonetheless been struggling for several years in the storm force of Asian based competition.
The agreement runs from 01 April 2016 to 31 December 2019 and affects almost 80,000 workers across more than 5,000 companies, and it is now out to consultation by the workers.
A total €90 rise. Minimum salaries will rise by €70 in three tranches with €25 from 01 April 2017, €25 from 01 April 2018, and €25 from April 2019. This salary increase is to be completed by welfare services, the main one of which is supplementary health care (with the likely membership of a current regime that will be set up by the end of 2017), which companies will finance by paying €12 per month per worker from 2019 (comprising €8 from 01 January 2019, and €4 extra from 01 September 2019).
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