Unicredit and sindacati signed an agreement relating to the Bank's new three-year plan. The agreement provides 1.200 voluntary exits, 725 new hires e a thousand stabilizations between 2022 and 2024.
The new plan, underlines the institute, "will have as reference points within the Italian perimeter the centrality of the social role of Unicredit in Italy, where the bank has very strong roots and intends to help create the conditions to favor the desired relaunch structure of the country's economy".
The new hires, continues UniCredit, "besides guaranteeing the necessary generational turnover by supporting the evolution of the banking model, are also intended to constitute an important contribution by UniCredit to the growth and development of the country system".
Lastly, the bank and the trade unions, "in consideration of the commitment made by male and female workers on the national perimeter, have confirmed that they will intensify the confrontation to finalize soon the collective productivity bonus for 2021".
"I am very satisfied with the agreement reached today and I thank the trade unions for the constructive dialogue and their significant contribution to the result obtained - commented the CEO of Unicredit, Andrea Orcell – This agreement is a demonstration of the approach we have taken in these negotiations, resulting in a positive result for our employees. This is a milestone that will allow us to further strengthen our proximity to the territories in a socially responsible way and encourage an important generational turnover, also in view of the new digital investments that await us, in line with the recovery objectives set out in the UniCredit Unlocked plan ”.
“The agreement fits into the framework of a strategic plan that aims at strengthening of the physical network to bring the bank closer to the territory and families - comments the national secretary of First Cisl Pierpaolo Merlini - The relationship between income and expenditure is among the most favorable in the sector and demonstrates the importance of good industrial relations for a group that is changing its organization and its corporate philosophy . The union - concludes Merlini - is ready to play its part in this new phase if relations continue to be based on strategic sharing and the enhancement of the skills of workers ".
The banking union Fabi on the other hand, he stresses that “with 1.200 exoduses and 725 entries, a percentage of coverage of terminations of service equal to 60%, never achieved so far in the banking sector, is reached. As for the distribution of the new workforce, it was established that 83% will be allocated to the network, ie 600 units, while the remaining 17% (equal to 125 employees) will be assigned to the digital area”.
Another 780 hires from the previous Team 23 industrial plan remain to be completed, "and have been confirmed", continues the union.
“It is a strong discontinuity agreement with respect to the previous management of Unicredit – commented the national secretary Mauro Morelli – above all, the importance of Italy for the future of the group is confirmed and, despite an industrial plan of significant digital transformation, centrality is given to male and female workers, confirming that the human factor, in the banking sector, it cannot in any way be overcome by new technologies”.
