On February 4, the Fictem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions and the Italian Leather Manufacturers’ Association (AIMPES, affiliated with Confindustria) signed an agreement renewing the national collective agreement for the leather goods industry, expired since March 31, 2013. In Italy, this sector employs more than 35,000 people, in businesses including famous brands that represent Italian quality (Bottegoa, Veneta, Coccinelle, Ghepard, Gucci, Nannini, and more). The new agreement, which workers still need to approve, will run between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016.
Wage increase. The agreement provides for a €112 increase for the 3rd level, i.e. a 7.65 percent increase, unions say, divided in three: €30 on January 1, 2014, €60 on January 1, 2015, and €22 on July 1, 2015. It also provides for a fixed amount (“una tantum”) of €300 for the period without a collective agreement, divided in two: €150 with the February paycheck, and €150 in June 2014. Besides, in order to boost local, company or regional bargaining, the agreement introduces a ‘wage guarantee
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