Overview

• A Confcommercio study finds employees under less-representative deals in the tertiary and tourism sectors lose an average of €7,921 a year, with peaks reaching €12,200 compared with the group’s national contract.
• The report estimates a €553 million hit to public finances, including €339 million less in social contributions and €214 million less in tax revenue.
• More than 200 agreements signed by minor organizations cover about 160,000 workers and over 21,000 companies, while Confcommercio’s CCNL covers roughly 2.5 million employees.
• The phenomenon is concentrated in the South, where Calabria has about 11% of sector workers under these contracts, followed by Sicily, Campania and Puglia.
• Confcommercio proposes four benchmarks for union representativeness—historical reputation, numerical weight, international ties and bilateral welfare—and argues a statutory minimum wage would not replace broader contractual protections.