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At the European level, an agreement was signed on 28 June 2011, which introduces amendments to the
Establishing Agreement for the Fiat Group European Works Council. The new agreement largely preserves the
content of the 28 October 2010 agreement (which it replaces), with amendments to reflect the new structure of
the Group post demerger.
In Italy, Fiat worked for and achieved a step change in the system of industrial relations. Following the agreements
signed on 15 June 2010 for Pomigliano, 23 December 2010 for Mirafiori and 4 May 2011 for Grugliasco – all
linked to the CCSL established on 29 December 2010 – Confindustria (the Italian employers’ association) also
implemented changes to the rules for collective bargaining and representation, through an agreement signed on
28 June 2011 with CGIL, CISL and UIL that marked the first step toward a modernization of the existing system.
In September, the Italian government introduced legislation (Article 8 of Law 148/2011) that enables a departure
from existing contractual and legal convention in collective bargaining by recognizing the validity of agreements
signed with the majority of trade unions.
Despite those positive developments, Fiat determined that the appropriate course of action was to continue the
process initiated with the CCSL signed on 29 December 2010 – which replaces the national agreement (CCNL)
for metalworking employees – and, in order to be able to apply the new conditions on flexibility and governability
at all Group companies in Italy (rather than just Pomigliano, Mirafiori and Grugliasco), it announced that it would
leave Confindustria effective 1 January 2012.