Background information

In order to support workers suffering from income reduction due to the pandemic and to reward employees for the risks encountered while working, a bipartite agreement between the eyewear company Luxottica and the trade unions was signed on 2 April 2020. The agreement introduced new income support measures for employees, a bonus for those who have continuously worked, and a special solidarity contribution from management.

Content of measure

The agreement was signed on 2 April 2020 by the trade unions FILCTEM-CGIL, FEMCA-CISL and UILTEC-UIL, and the company Luxottica. Main elements of the agreement are:

• Integration of the COVID-19 short-time working scheme see case IT-2020-9/411 to ensure 100% of the salary for those workers affected by the suspension of activities.
• Welfare contribution of €500 in goods and services for those employees doing essential activities and working during the suspension of company's activities.
• Remodeling of summer holidays, i.e. reduction of the collective closing period in August (from the usual three weeks of previous years to just one week in 2020) in order to recover production and to support the gradual resumption of activities.
• Voluntary solidarity contribution by international management in the form of the reduction of salaries for the entire period of the emergency of up to 50% as already done by the company's CEO.

Use of measure

No information available.

Contents

• Basic working time
• Bonuses
• Income protection
• Solidarity

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Applies to all workers	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Trade unions Company / Companies	Companies Employer

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Only trade unions
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

The measure is a company-level agreement, so trade unions and workplace employee representatives negotiated with the company on the measure.

Views and reactions

The measure is a company-level agreement, so trade unions and workplace employee representatives negotiated with the company on the measure, so both company sides support the measure

Sources

• 02 April 2020: Luxottica, welfare e solidarietà ai tempi di COVID-19 (www.femcacisl.it)
• 02 April 2020: Verbale di accordo Luxottica (www.femcacisl.it)