I work at professional studies it is increasingly regulated by collective agreements signed, on the part of employers, by the Confprofessioni – the trade union confederation composed of members of the Order – and by Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs in relation to workers’ organizations. An increasingly widespread application and in structures that, although still characterized by small sizes, show a tendency to become a little more structured. This is what emerges from the analysis of data from Cadiprof and Ebipro, two bilateral contract system study bodies, the first of which is dedicated tointegrative health and the second to welfare.
Observatory data
In the 2015-2024 decade – as explained in the Confprofessioni Free Professions Observatory analysis – the number of studies involving contract and bilateral agencies (with registration in Cadiprof, Ebipro and Fondoprofessioni) increased by 26.9%, from just under 71 thousand in 2015 to over 90 thousand in 2024. Employees involved increased from 178 thousand to over 261 thousand, with an increase of 47.1% between 2015 and 2024. The average number of employees per studio increased from 2.5 to 2.9 employees, «a trend that seems under control – explains the Observatory research – but in fact shows a gradual transformation towards more integrated».
Companies have to face the difficulties of finding suitable profiles and the need for tools to retain and retain employees woman. At the general level, specialization and useartificial intelligence which rewrites many automatic functions. Contracts for professional companies fit into this framework. Well-being, attention to training, work-life balance are some of the regulatory cornerstones in the update taking place in February 2024.
“The contribution to bilaterality stipulated in the contract is intended to strengthen welfare benefits in general as well as expand health coverage also for family members of workers registered with the sector supplementary health fund (Cadiprof)”, explained the Liberal Professions Observatory.
To carry out preventive activities planned in the health plan, a paid leave.
