Rome, May 22, 2024 – The agreement for the renewal of the National Contract in the Hairdressing and Aesthetics, Tattoo, Piercing, Non-Curative Trichology, Wellness Centers area has been signed, applied to over 140 thousand workers and employees of the 60 thousand companies in the sector. At the end of a long and complex negotiation and after several mobilization initiatives, the trade unions Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs have reached with the employers' associations of the sector, Confartigianato Benessere-Acconciatori, Cna Unione Benessere e sanità, Casartigiani and Claai, the draft agreement of the Ccnl expired on 31 December 2022.
The agreement, effective from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2026, defines a contractual increase of 183 euros at the 3rd level, to be re-parameterized for the others, with a total salary mass over the period of validity equal to 4,369 euros. The first installment of the salary increase of €70 will be paid with the salary for the month of May 2024; this will be followed by 3 other installments of €50, €43 and €20 paid with the salaries of January 2025, January 2026 and October 2026. To cover the contractual waiting period, a one-off lump sum of €80 will be paid, paid in two installments equal to €40, with the salaries of the months of June and July 2024.
On the classification of personnel, the article incorporates the professional figures connected to the new professional roles operating in the reference market, enhancing the skills and professionalism of the workers, to combat irregular work and provide greater job opportunities in the sector.
Also foreseen is an allowance of 100 euros for 13 months recognized to the new figure of the Technical Manager of the hairdressing and beauty areas.
The parties will establish a Joint Commission to analyze additional professional profiles for all sectors governed by the new classification system.
On the labor market, the agreement intervenes on the regulation of fixed-term contracts, implementing the current legislation, with the provision of a single reason for resorting to the institute, and on the regulation of professionalizing apprenticeships, with the inclusion of specific learning paths and the increase in the economic treatment applied starting from October 1, 2024, which passes to 70% of the table salary in the first year of apprenticeship.
The two-year seniority increase has also been recognized. The notice periods have been redefined to 20 working days for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels and to 15 days for the 4th level.
The parties have also reformulated the article on leave for women victims of gender violence; as a more favorable condition, the contract confirms an additional 3 months of leave in addition to the 90 days provided by law, 2 of which are paid with an economic allowance provided by the company.
Satisfaction in the union house for the signing of the agreement. "An important result obtained after an articulated and complex negotiation, also supported by the mobilization" declared Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs underlining "the importance of having renewed the National Contract of this sector of the craft industry in compliance with the confederal agreements, defining significant wage increases and regulatory improvements for the workers, which also represent an important advancement in the recognition of their professionalism and a qualification of the sector".
Editorial Staff: Fisascat Cisl
