On October 8, the Federchimica and Farmindustria employers’ organizations signed a framework agreement with the Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions to regulate the “high training and research” apprenticeship contract in the chemical, pharmaceutical, chemical fiber, abrasive, lubricant and LPG industries. It will help prepare experimental projects with this type of contract, which should start soon. The three unions are happy with this agreement because it allows adopting this form of apprenticeship in the different regions with a “single guideline,” as it is notably in keeping with the standards for professional apprenticeship contained in the sector’s collective agreement, which covers 2,700 affiliated with Federchimica and 218 affiliated with Farmindustria, for a total of nearly 180,000 workers. (Ref. 130649)
The deal. Employers and unions point to the “significant importance” of high training and research apprenticeship in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, “to promote the development of high professional skills and innovation in the company and to establish effective collaboration with schools and universities.” The single apprenticeship text (Act No. 167/2011, see article No. 110314) notably provides for this high training and research apprenticeship contract (Article 5) for people age
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