Bnl Bnp Paribas reached an agreement generational change with the unions. A hiring plan equal to exits from the fund is envisaged. The agreement provides for a plan of 776 hires and 908 exits, the latter will take place through voluntary early retirements (of which 474 through the use of the sector Solidarity Fund and for the remainder through direct retirement). The replacement rate exceeds 85%, and the Employment Fund for new hires. Hiring will be done with a one to one replacement ratio for the Commercial Network, Direct and Csc (client facing employees).
Furthermore, the bank undertakes to stabilize 93 temporary workers and to hire the same number on fixed-term contracts. The agreement was reached after complex negotiations in a difficult industrial context.
Bnl, the other news for the staff
The agreement signed by the unions includes several new features for Bnl Bnp Paribas staff. These include the recognition of a 4 euro meal voucher for smart working staff, an increase in the voucher to 8 euros for in-person workers, and a re-measured increase for part-time staff. Additionally, the bank agrees to increase its contribution to the Pension Fund from 4,2% to 4,5% from 1 June 2025, one of the highest in the industry.
Bnl, the unions' comments
“First Cisl has always been attentive to employment levels in banks, and this agreement goes in the direction indicated, putting branches back at the center of banking activity”, is the comment of Fabio Brunamonti, national secretary coordinator of the Group.
“After the highly contested and controversial transfers of Bnl staff in 2022, which involved over 830 workers, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel – he commented Valerio Fornasari, Group responsible secretary - Finally, after years of heated confrontation, during which First Cisl constantly and firmly exercised its constructive criticism, we are once again experiencing a positive climate of trade union relations. We hope – concludes Fornasari – the beginning of a new phase of fruitful dialogue and profitable collective bargaining, also in view of the next industrial plan of the BNP Paribas Group 2026”.
“Today's agreement can be an important reference for the entire sector thanks to the replacement percentage achieved, the application of the generational relay - recently introduced by the renewal of the National Contract - and the attention paid to workers in service who have been waiting for a long time responses to the commitment made in recent years", declared the secretary responsible for Uilca Gruppo Bnl Andrea D'Orazio.
“I am particularly satisfied with this social impact plan, because it focuses on the employment of young people open to changes, evolutions and new skills, giving them the opportunity to enter the world of work and one of the largest banks in the country. At the same time, it responds to the desire of those who, after years of career, want to live 'the third half' of their life", he stated Elena Goitini, CEO of BNL and Head of BNP Paribas group in Italy.
“We believe this agreement – declared the secretary responsible for Fisac Cgil Bnl, Martina Braga – an important starting point for resuming quality relationships with the company. An innovative agreement, which succeeds in the difficult aim of ensuring a significant generational turnover and, at the same time, guarantees the workers concerned support for retirement".
