A definitely situation worrying, with the numbers saying very clearly that recovery is far away. At the center is the world of Work in the province of Modena and in the region, and in particular a rather significant indicator of the moment we are going through: the use of local companies for layoffs and in general for social safety nets. And the data, in fact, says that in Modenese the number of hours of layoffs increased by over 60% between the first quarter of 2023 and this year.
The union provides the numbers, commenting on a decidedly problematic situation also in the rest of Emilia Romagna Uil, which therefore makes it known that the numbers of social safety nets are growing throughout the regional territory. The data comes from the union’s research office, and provides a picture of where in Emilia Romagna, analyzing the data for the period January-April 2024, 18.5 million hours of authorized social safety nets (redundancy fund and solidarity funds managed by INPS) were recorded, with an increase of 76.3% compared to the same period of Last year. It should be noted that the study data does not include the bilateral solidarity fund for crafts and the fund for temporary workers.
Looking at the redundancy fund alone, the hours authorized for the first quarter of 2024 are approximately 18.3 million, with an increase of 78.5% on 2023, placing the Region in third place for the greatest increase on a national level. It should be noted that 67.5% of this share, equal to 12,330,392 hours, represent ordinary layoffs, i.e. new companies entering into crisis. The union therefore makes it known that 97% of the layoffs in Emilia Romagna, equal to 17,689,370 hours, concerns the industrial sector.
Data by province
Comparing the first quarter of 2024 with that of last year, with the exception of Piacenza and Ferrara, all the provinces recorded an increase in layoffs: as regards Modena, the growth was 61.2% equal to 4,013,184 hours. «A study – observes the regional secretary of Uil Marcello Borghetti – from which it can be seen that the trade unions are strongly committed to signing more layoff reports, when the issue these days should be linked to the relaunch of second level bargaining to recover purchasing power”.
Modena’s Uil therefore expresses concern about these numbers, «which, contrary to the narrative of an expanding economy with growth in employment, show a complicated picture. Evidently, also due to global instability, there are drops in orders and turnover, but the situation also deserves further investigation by the Emilia Romagna Region and the government to identify relaunch interventions.”
The proposals
A worrying situation, in short, which confirms the difficult moment in the business world, starting from medium-small ones, and which essentially applies in the same way to the entire region. «We reiterate that to push the accelerator on development and good employment – continues Uil secretary Marcello Borghetti in his comment – interventions are needed in favor of the real economy. At the same time, strong fiscal relief measures are needed to encourage the consumption of workers and pensioners, the revaluation of pensions, contract renewals, public and private investments aimed at the growth of quality employment”.
Furthermore, according to the union, “it would be good if, on the basis of these data, once the electoral campaign is over, the problem could also be addressed in the Modena area”.
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