This report describes the current situation in relation to employee financial participation (EFP) in the new Member States of the European Union. It provides a summary of the main findings regarding the incidence of the different forms of EFP and their implementation. It also describes the
In recent years Electrolux [1], one of the world leaders in the production of electrical household appliances, has carried out various industrial reorganisation plans affecting production at its Italian sites. The most recent plan was announced in 2008 (*IT0810039I* [2]). [1] http://www.electrolux
In Italy, the wages guarantee fund [1] (/Cassa Integrazione Guadagni/, CIG), in its various forms, is the most important ‘social shock absorber’, intended to cushion the harmful effects of dismissals or layoffs on workers. It is used where work is partially or temporarily reduced or suspended. The
The economic recession has affected the Italian production system in its entirety, albeit to differing extents according to the economic sector, geographical area and company characteristics. In 2009, the Ministry for Economic Development (Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico [1]) established more
The July 1993 agreement has been regarded as a sort of ‘basic agreement’ for Italian industrial relations, since it ended more than two decades of under-institutionalisation of collective labour relations. The tripartite agreement introduced a number of rules on the coordination of collective
Article 2 of the 2002 European framework agreement on telework (107Kb PDF) [1] defines telework [2] as follows: [1] http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/300_20020716_agreement_telework_en.pdf [2] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary
Il 18 gennaio 2007, il governo e le tre principali confederazioni sindacali italiane (Cgil, Cisl e Uil) hanno sottoscritto un memorandum per la riorganizzazione della pubblica amministrazione. Le misure inserite nell’accordo sono finalizzate alla modernizzazione del settore pubblico ed al
Nei primi giorni di novembre, il Governo ha approvato un decreto legge che anticipa di un anno, e modifica parzialmente, la riforma del trattamento di fine rapporto (tfr) definita dalla legge 252/2005. Il decreto legislativo dà attuazione ai contenuti di un accordo fra Governo, Confindustria, Cgil
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The national collective agreement covering Italian journalists expired in February 2005. In the negotiations over the renewal of the agreement, the positions of the journalists’ trade union and the employers’ association have been far apart, especially on issues concerning the labour market and