Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Italy: the new collective agreement for the gas and water sector defends purchasing power and promotes diversity Italy: the new collective agreement for the gas and water sector defends purchasing power and promotes diversity Included as key features in the gas and water sector’s national collective agreement (NCA) that the relevant social partners signed on 30 September is an overall €220 wage increase over three years as well as progress on employee participation in company decisions and on diversity and inclusion. This NCA first requires approval by the relevant workers’ assemblies and then it will run retroactively from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, covering some 47,000 workers in almost 400 companies. Through . Published on 05 October 2022 à 15h33 - Update on 05 October 2022 à 15h33 Resources The agreement signed by the relevant employers’ organizations (Utilitalia, Proxigas, Assogas, and Anfida), and trade union bodies (Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec), demonstrates the willingness of the social partners to deal with difficult circumstances, at a time when the gas sector is being disrupted by the war in Ukraine (many small distributors are struggling to cope with rising prices and may go out of business),… 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.EmailThis 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