On 2 May 2018, the Plastic Rubber Federation signed a statement of agreement with Filctem CGIL, Femca CISL and Uiltec UIL which, in line with the Interconfederal Agreement of 9 March, has the purpose of creating a contractual model capable of responding appropriately to the needs of employees and companies operating in the sector. This with particular reference “by way of example” to the following: (i) the role of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement; (ii) industrial relations and (iii) a new remuneration by determining the fundamental elements of the Overall Remuneration and Minimum Remuneration. Moreover, key element of the statement of agreement, in order to make the next renewal of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement consistent with the principles of the interconfederal agreement, is the drafting by 30 September 2019 of a joint document containing the guidelines for the renewal of the agreement. Therefore, the parties have agreed to postpone the expiry of the current National Collective Bargaining Agreement (scheduled for 31 December 2018) to 30 June 2019, guaranteeing, as it was established at time of renewal (10 December 2015), an average gross increase of EUR 76 for level F but with the introduction of two new tranches: EUR 21.00 on 1 May 2018 and EUR 14.00 on 1 January 2019.