Italy: Electrolux and unions sign agreement on strategy out of the crisis

On March 9, the social partners at Electrolux signed a unitary agreement suspending the staff cutting program the group had announced for 2013-2015 via solidarity contracts (working time cuts) and appeal to extraordinary Cassa Integrazione (the social damper compensating the income of workers affected by a restructuring/retraining procedure). Unions say this solution should be used by other ailing large businesses to maintain competitiveness and employment. The agreement will be subject to a workers' referendum and will be validated on March 22. Stefano Zoli signed the agreement as national Fiom-Cgil coordinator at Electrolux and agreed to tell Planet Labor about the details of this agreement. (Ref. 130182)

Through . Published on 18 March 2013 Ă  17h40 - Update on 12 April 2013 Ă  17h56

Signed in Mestre on March 9 after negotiations were launched on February 6, the agreement signed by Electrolux, the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL and Uilm-Uil unions and the Unitary trade union representation body (read article No.  080932) for a year, and for another year if market conditions remain poor and the number of ‘excess’ staff important.  However, Stefano Zoli told Planet Labor that, during the negotiations, Electrolux had promised to appeal to solidarity contracts for this establishment at the end of the CIGS year, and this commitment will soon be formalized.

Spotlight on solidarity.  This agreement used a circular from the Ministry of Labor making it possible to go beyond the 36 months of social dampers (CIGS + CdS) provided for over the August 2010-August 2015 period in the event these contracts are used as an alternative to “MobilitĂ .…

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