A new chapter opens for the employees of Motorways for Italy (Aspi)With the promise of Light hours But with one thorny issue still to be resolved: i Paid leave. A recent agreement with the Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and UilTrasporti unions promised cuts.Weekly working hours 40 to 36 hours Without touching salaries. All, of course, is not easy, as it has yet to be decided how many hours of leave the workers will have to give in return.
Permissions: The pain point of the deal
Attention quickly shifted to that. Number of hours of leaveA primary resource for employees. Currently, workers are reaping the benefits. More than 100 hours per year By February, the parties will return to the table to establish a sacrifice threshold between National and the company. As they say.
Whose time and how will it change?
The agreement includes approx. 5 thousand employees Out of a total of 9 thousand. About half of this work is done on shifts, related to tolls, roads and maintenance. For those, who are already used to 37 hours and 20 minutes per week, the change will translate into more vacation time available.
For management staff, who currently work 40 hours a week to serve the company, an effective transition of 36 hours is expected. Among the options under consideration is the idea of a shorter week with days. Nine hours spread over four days.Especially for the Rome and Florence offices. For operational units, for which continuity must be guaranteed, this solution appears less feasible.
Productivity and short hours: An experiment to follow
Industry experts see the reduction in hours as a A potential key to improving productivity and reduce the need for permits. If the reduction in furlough hours is limited, the impact on employees may be minimal. It can provide Aspi experience. The model will be studied for future changes in the world of work..
This issue is part of a wider panorama, where reductions in working hours are linked to issues such as Corporate Welfare and sustainability of human resources. Offering more free time can represent not only a benefit for employees, but also a strategic lever for them.
Attract new talent and improve company image.
Legislative and corporate experiences
On the regulatory front, various proposals are being considered in Parliament to reduce working hours for the same pay. Among them, Alianza Verdi Sinestra, presents utopian ideas. 34 hours per weekWhereas the Five Star Movement aims for 32 hours through collective bargaining. However, the Democratic Party proposes incentives for companies that experiment with shortages.
Meanwhile, companies like Intesa SanPaolo and Lavazza are already experimenting with new organizational models and positioning themselves as precursors to good pilot projects. However, it is about multiple time-varying distributions. A real shortfall for equal pay. Although the government does not completely reject these measures, the parliamentary majority remains intact. Skeptical over extensive regulatory interventions, rather than favor collective bargaining-based approaches.
