The subsidiary of Volkswagen Group Italia (VGI) in charge of selling vehicles and spare parts for the German carmaker signed an innovative agreement with the trade unions on the basis of the Charter signed by the group, the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the European and world works council. The agreement provides for a personnel policy focused on the involvement of workers. The two unions that signed the Italian company agreement, CGIL and Cisl, unanimously recognize the major innovation this agreement brings to the sphere of company agreements as it is a step towards introducing joint management. Based in Verona, VGI employs nearly 1,000 people and applies the national trade collective agreement. (Ref. 120366)
Signed on February 15 (although released in May only) with the Unitary trade union representation bodies (RSUs) and the general secretaries of the Filcams-CGIL and Fisacat-Cisl in Verona – Floriano Zanoni and Andrea Sabaini – after long negotiations, this new company agreement, approved by 92 percent of workers, covers the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2013.
The Italian version of the “Charter.” The agreement aims to implement the “International Charter on employee representatives’ participation rights,” signed on October 2009 by the management, the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) and the group’s European and world works council (see our dispatch No.
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