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Italy’s Metalworkers Seal National Contract With €205 Average Pay Rise Through 2028

Unions hail a sector-wide deal for 1.5 million employees as a real-terms pay increase with stronger anti-precarity safeguards.

Overview

  • Federmeccanica-Assistal and the unions Fiom, Fim and Uilm signed the renewal on November 22 after a final negotiating push that began on November 19.
  • The agreement runs from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028 and delivers an average monthly increase of €205.32 at the C3 level, phased in with tranches starting June 1 each year.
  • Minimum pay levels rise over the term to €2,335.88 by 2028, with flexible benefits lifted from €200 to €250 annually.
  • The pact adds measures on safety and training, stronger protections for contracted workers, support for women who experience violence, gender parity guarantees, and an extra 0.2% employer contribution to women’s supplementary pensions to 2.2%.
  • A safeguard clause activates if inflation exceeds forecasts, and government tax relief for contract renewals up to €35,000 of income is expected to cover a large share of workers.