Italy: social partners renewed the national collective agreement of SMEs in the metallurgy

On January 25, the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm-Uil unions and the employers' association Unionmeccanica-Confapi signed the agreement for the renewal of the national collective agreeement of small and medium-sized enterprises in the metallurgy sector. The regulation part is effective until December 30, 2011 and the economic part is effective until January 31, 2010. It concerns approximately 400.000 employees. (Ref. 080080)
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After signing the national collective agreement of the metallurgy, sector (see our article No. 080051,,) unions were happy to sign, on January 25, 2008, the agreement for the renewal of the national collective agreement of the sector’s small and medium-sized enterprises. This agreement plans average €131 wage increases and a €267 recovery bonus (“una tantum”) in lieu on the period during which employees were not covered by the national collective agreement (from July 1 to December 31, 2007.) Fo

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