The collective agreement for Italy's mass market retail sector has finally been renewed, five years after its predecessor expired. The main new feature is an overhaul of the job and salary grid to reflect changes in the sector, particularly due to the rise of e-commerce and digitalisation. The collective agreement, which covers some 220,000 workers in major retail chains, also provides for an average pay rise of €240, and measures to promote equality and part-time workers.
The agreement signed in the spring by the employers’ organisation Federdistribuzione, which brings together all the major supermarket chains, as well as retailers such as Zara and Ikea, and the trade unions Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs puts an end to several years of conflict. The previous collective agreement expired in 2019 and was not renewed amid the pandemic and inflation crises. The new agreement will be valid until 31 March 2027. For the employers’ organisation, the main...
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Hélène Martinelli
Freelance