Labour, Wages Rise Less than Inflation in the Second Quarter of 2026
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"After ten consecutive quarters in which the trend of wage growth was higher than that of inflation, in the second quarter of 2026 there was a reversal of trend": this is indicated by Istat, spreading the data on wages... (ANSA)
In the second quarter of 2026 the average increase in contractual wages in the private sector stopped at 2.3%. And for the total economy the payroll race drops below that of inflation
At the end of June, for all economic sectors, the national collective agreements in force for the economic part are 50 and cover 69.9% of employees (about 9.1 million)....
The minimum wage almost tripled in real terms, specialized labour courts and conciliation centres were created, and now collective contracts must be legitimized through the free and secret vote of workers, among other relevant reforms.
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