In Italy, atypical work [1] is one of the main issues of debate among political parties and the social partners. In 2006, the number of new employees hired on atypical employment contracts has exceeded those on open-ended contract, according to a recent report by the Economic and Social Research
There are almost 3.5 million public sector employees in Italy, of whom one third work in education, almost one fifth in the healthcare system and the others in local authorities (municipal, provincial and regional administrations), non-profit-making local organisations, tax agencies and the prime
A proposal of renewal of the company collective agreement was signed on 26 July 2006 by the international chocolate and confectionery manufacturer Ferrero [1] and the food sector trade unions affiliated to the three main trade union confederations, namely: the Italian Federation of Agroindustrial
In 2005, the Pirelli [1] group had around 27,000 employees, 3,102 of whom were on fixed-term contracts. The employees are spread across 24 plants located in 12 countries around the world, namely in Italy and Brazil (five plants each), in the UK, Germany, Turkey and Romania (two plants each), and in
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The collective agreement for the chemicals sector is the most advanced in Italy as regards the regulation of working time. It is the only national agreement that provides for the annualisation of working hours on the basis of a yearly total (247.5 days in a year for an average weekly amount of 37.45
In September-October 2005, the Italian government issued the draft state budget law for 2006. The budget is strongly opposed by the trade union confederations, which have jointly proposed amendments and called a four-hour general strike on 25 November. Many local authorities have been equally
In July 2005, Cisl, one of Italy's three main trade union confederations, held its 15th national congress in Rome. Delegates discussed a number of issues of crucial national importance, including the economy, work, industrial relations and reform of the welfare state. The main topic of debate was
Elections to the European Parliament and for the renewal of 4,518 local councils (including 30 provincial centres, 63 provinces and one region, Sardinia) were held simultaneously on 12 and 13 June 2004. A total electorate of 50,007,650 was involved in the European elections, 35,212,317 in the
Decentralised bargaining at 'territorial' level (ie covering a particular district rather than a single company) has become more widespread in Italy over the 1996-2004 period, according to a report from the National Council for Economic Affairs and Labour (Cnel). It was previously almost entirely