Employee participation: A2A awarded the CNEL’s ‘blue seal’
With its employee share ownership scheme, the company led by Renato Mazzoncini has been included in the list of best practices identified by the National Council for Economics and Labour
With its plan for widespread share ownership, A2A has joined the ranks of the country’s leading examples of employee participation and has been awarded the ‘blue seal’ by the National Council for Economics and Labour.
The company, led by its Chief Executive Officer Renato Mazzoncini, has been recognised for adopting best practice in relation to employee participation in management, profits, share capital and the organisation of the business, as well as in consultation.
The CNEL’s reasoning states that the blue label was awarded for three reasons. One is economic and financial, even in the absence of a performance-related bonus, because it is a scheme that promotes the direct involvement of employees, whilst also providing for free share allocations and incentives. Then there is the organisational dimension, in which great importance is attached to joint bilateral bodies for the discussion and improvement of processes and the management of the Plan. Finally, on the consultative front, the value that A2A has placed on consulting trade union representatives when defining key decisions, such as the Widespread Share Ownership Scheme, has been recognised.
