Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Italy: national agreement to measure union representativeness in both industry and a segment of the tertiary sector Italy: national agreement to measure union representativeness in both industry and a segment of the tertiary sector On 19 September an agreement was signed by the Confindustria employers’ body along with the Cgil, Cisl, and Uil central trade unions, the INPS (National Social Welfare Institute), as well as the Labor Inspectorate. Entitled the ‘Convention on measuring workers’ trade union representativeness within the Confindustria system,’ and a long-time objective of the social partners, this agreement seeks to close down the pervasive phenomenon of ‘cut-price’ collective conventions signed by minority trade unions boasting little representativeness, and which enable social dumping. The agreement will also serve as a benchmark for future legislation on union representativeness and the minimum salary as announced by Prime Minister G. Conte during his governmental program speech delivered on 09 September. Through . Published on 23 September 2019 à 13h13 - Update on 23 September 2019 à 15h30 Resources The agreement will run for 3 years and will finally enable the application of the ‘Single Representation Text’ dating back to January 2014 (c.f.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels