The collective agreement for Italy's food industry, which was renewed this spring, covers numerous categories and sectors (including, for example, coffee and food supplements), representing some 400,000 employees. While the unions were satisfied with the average pay rise of €280, they did not get their way as regards the reduction of working hours, which was delegated to company agreements.
After tough negotiations, the 15 employers’ organisations from all the agri-food sectors (including Unione Italiana Food, which brings together the Italian giants in the sector and subsidiaries of major multinationals such as Mondelez and Nestlé) and the Fai-Cisl, Flai-Cgil and Uila unions signed an agreement this spring, valid retroactively from1 December 2023 for a period of four years.
Pay rise
To address the impact of inflation, the average pay rise will be €280, distributed in six...
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Hélène Martinelli
Freelance