Overview

• The three-year agreement, covering 581,000 non-medical staff in Italy’s National Health Service, was finalized on June 18 after months of negotiations.
• It grants an average gross increase of €172 per month for 13 months with higher bonuses reaching approximately €516 for emergency nurses.
• Four unions signed the deal—Cisl, Fials, Nursind and Nursing Up; Cgil and Uil declined to endorse it.
• New workplace aggression protections offer legal representation and psychological support to healthcare workers.
• The government has committed to a 6.9% funding boost for the 2025-27 contract cycle and negotiations for that period are set to begin soon.