National collective bargaining agreement renewal for metalworkers: contractual text on welfare

On 27 February 2017 Federmeccanica and Assistal with Fim, Fiom and Uilm finalised the contractual text on welfare. The various provisions include among others: (i) employers, effective from 1 June 2017, shall make available to their employees a range of welfare goods and services in the amount of Eur 100 increased to Eur 150 and 200 Euro respectively from 1 June 2018 and 1 June 2019, to be used within 31 May of the following year; (ii) this benefit shall be available to employees hired by 1 June of each year or subsequently hired by 31 December of each year, as long as they successfully pass the test and are not on unpaid or paid leave in the period from 1 June to 31 December; (iii) for workers hired under a fixed term contract, it is necessary to have accrued service seniority of at least three months each year, even if not consecutively, while for part-time employees the value of the welfare benefits cannot be re-proportioned in relation to their reduced contractual time; (iv) the aforementioned proposal adds to the welfare instruments already in force, both unilaterally recognized and those deriving from collective agreements. In addition, a list is also provided as an example of welfare instruments and related conditions to make use of the fiscal and welfare contribution regulatory benefits.