ODREÐIVANJE MINIMALNE PLAĆE U ITALIJI: SLOŽENA ARHITEKTURA. U radu se propituje talijanski sustav uređivanja plaća, s naglaskom na izazove jamstva primjerene zarade za radnike. Polazi se od problema nepostojanja općeg, zakonskog, jamstva minimalne plaće, jer se one utvrđuju putem sektorskih kolektivnih ugovora primjenjivih na nacionalnoj razini. Analiza se potom usredotočuje na članak 36. talijanskog Ustava, koji sadržava dva temeljna načela: načelo razmjernosti i načelo dostatnosti. Kasacijski sud protumačio je ta načela kao ona koja dovode do sudski provedivoga standarda primjerene minimalne plaće. U tom kontekstu, rad istražuje glavne napetosti koje trenutačno utječu na talijanske industrijske odnose i njihov utjecaj na sposobnost da se putem kolektivnih pregovora definiraju plaće koje su u skladu s ustavnim zahtjevima. Zaključno se ističe da neriješena pitanja ekonomske i porezne politike nepovoljno utječu na kupovnu moć radnika i vode njezinu daljnjem padu. Ključne riječi: određivanje plaća, kolektivno pregovaranje, individualni ugovor o radu, primjerena minimalna plaća, “ustavna minimalna plaća”

This paper examines Italy’s wage-setting system, focusing on the challenges of ensuring adequate remuneration for workers. It begins by highlighting the absence of a universal statutory minimum wage, as wage floors are set through sector-specific national collective agreements. The analysis then focuses on Article 36 of the Italian Constitution, which enshrines two core principles: proportionality and sufficiency. The Court of Cassation has interpreted these principles as giving rise to a judicially enforceable standard of adequate minimum wage. Against this background, the paper explores the main tensions currently affecting Italian industrial relations and their impact on the ability of collective bargaining to set wages that comply with the constitutional requirements. It concludes by highlighting that declining workers’ purchasing power is worsened by unresolved economic and tax policy issues.

Minimum Wage Setting in Italy: A Complex Architecture / Nogler, Luca; Cristofolini, Chiara. - In: ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA U ZAGREBU. - ISSN 0350-2058. - 2025, 75:6(2026), pp. 875-894. [10.3935/zpfz.75.6.1]

Minimum Wage Setting in Italy: A Complex Architecture

Nogler, Luca
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Cristofolini, Chiara
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2026-01-01

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This paper examines Italy’s wage-setting system, focusing on the challenges of ensuring adequate remuneration for workers. It begins by highlighting the absence of a universal statutory minimum wage, as wage floors are set through sector-specific national collective agreements. The analysis then focuses on Article 36 of the Italian Constitution, which enshrines two core principles: proportionality and sufficiency. The Court of Cassation has interpreted these principles as giving rise to a judicially enforceable standard of adequate minimum wage. Against this background, the paper explores the main tensions currently affecting Italian industrial relations and their impact on the ability of collective bargaining to set wages that comply with the constitutional requirements. It concludes by highlighting that declining workers’ purchasing power is worsened by unresolved economic and tax policy issues.
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Nogler, Luca; Cristofolini, Chiara
Minimum Wage Setting in Italy: A Complex Architecture / Nogler, Luca; Cristofolini, Chiara. - In: ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA U ZAGREBU. - ISSN 0350-2058. - 2025, 75:6(2026), pp. 875-894. [10.3935/zpfz.75.6.1]
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