Italy/Minimum hourly salary makes a return to front stage. Labor Minister, Luigi di Maio (Five Star Movement- M5S) has relaunched the debate on one of his election promises, namely the institution of a national minimum hourly salary rate, which within the government contract was only to be intended if branch national collective agreements (CCN) did not define any such rate (c.f. article No. 10687). The law proposed by M5S in July 2018, (DDL 658), and which intends for minimum hourly pay before tax of €9, while still seeking to take CCNs into account, is currently being examined by the Senate Labor Committee. The M5S, that lost significant ground during the partial regional elections is looking speed up proceedings but has come up against social partner opposition. Both employers’ bodies and trade unions see the institution of a national minimum hourly rate as impinging on their own prerogatives: they advocate for sector minimum salary levels, that are defined in the CCNs (c.f.
News update as of March 29, 2019
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