Metalworkers' contract renewal: average increase of 205 euro and new regulatory protections

The subjective right to training is strengthened and a structural contribution to the "Metapprendo" tool is guaranteed at the company's expense only, with an improvement in the regulations on PAR (paid leave) for collective use from 5 days (40 hours) to 7 days (64 hours) per year for all workers and a corresponding reduction of PAR for individual use. In case of illness of a child up to 4 years of age, 3 days of 80% paid leave are provided, a period of abstention from 1 month to 2 is introduced for migrant workers to facilitate family reunification

The general secretaries of Fim-Fiom-Uilm, respectively Ferdinando Uliano, Michele De Palma and Rocco Palombella underline the recognition of the "guarantee of the adjustment to the Ipca-Nei indicator (harmonised index of consumer prices net of imported energy goods) and the quota of additional salary, with a safeguard clause in case inflation should have peaks in the years in which the Ccnl is in force", and stress that "this system is the one that will really guarantee the defence of salaries from inflation erosion". Among the novelties highlighted by Fim-Fiom-Uilm, there is the start of an experiment on the reduction of working hours that will be entrusted to a specific commission on the subject.

"The agreement for the renewal of the metalworkers' contract is good news," emphasises Maurizio Marchesini, Confindustria Vice President for Labour and Industrial Relations. "It is a very significant signal," he adds, "at a crucial time for industrial relations. The transitions we are facing can benefit greatly from a good collective agreement. If this instrument is to perform its function to the best of its ability, we must also continue to combat contractual dumping by recognising the value of collective agreements concluded by the most representative organisations, the so-called, 'reference collective agreement'. To achieve this goal,' Marchesini concludes, 'we need a strategy shared by the actors of labour relations, but also by the government and parliament, and on which, as always, we are ready to make our contribution'.

"After a long and tough confrontation we have found the key to a renewal that respects the two conditions that are essential for us: Competitiveness and Sustainability," commented Simone Bettini, President Federmeccanica. The quantitative increase in wages is a confirmation of the guarantee system introduced with the 2016 contract and in the 2021 renewal. Particularly significant are the innovations in the area of flexibility, with an increase in the share of PAR for collective use and the expansion of the multi-week working time system. Of great importance are the tools for increasing the well-being of people in our companies

For Roberto Rossi, president of Assistal, 'the negotiations, which were particularly articulated and characterised by moments of significant complexity, ended positively thanks to the sense of responsibility shown by all the parties involved, which made it possible to reach an agreement based on balance and resilience. The agreement on the wage adjustment, aimed at offsetting the increase in inflation, is also a significant result for the business system, as it helps to preserve productivity levels'.