Company
Generali
Date of signature
16 February 2023
Signatories
General manager, Group CHRO, EWC select committee
Key objectives
“In order to best meet the expectations of the Group's people, while preserving their autonomy and reinforcing the articulation of professional and personal life within the framework of work-life balance, the parties agree on the following principles.”
Duration
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
“In line with the Group's model and in accordance with the EWC agreement, this Joint Declaration (JD) aims at providing some principles for legal entities and business units and at providing a basis for discussions at local level. All of which is to be considered an overall framework which social partners are encouraged to refer to at local level.(…)
Subject to the local regulations and practices, the parties acknowledge the capacity of respective local interlocutors to discuss and reach agreements on matters highlighted in this JD. (…)
This declaration will be translated into all the languages of the countries belonging to the EWC perimeter, it will then be forwarded to the territories, to be adequately communicated and distributed by local entities, according to local rules and practices.”
Review and monitoring
“Constructive and cooperative confrontation of the signatory parties of the present Joint Declaration may contribute to making this happen in full accordance with the EWC Agreement and the Group European Social Charter. In this respect, monitoring sessions could be scheduled, agreeing upon a shared agenda, during the EWC Select Committee meetings or the plenary meeting, on the experimental application and implementation of such declaration, focusing - based on data availability - on the possible impacts on workers, such as: work-related stress, professions - skills development, and employees career path, jobs, and employability.”
“Given the challenging time and the concurrent boost of technological transformation changing the way of living and working since the beginning of 2020, Generali is now experimenting the transition to the new phase generally known as Next Normal, specifically named under this Joint Declaration “New Sustainable Way of Working in a Next Normal Scenario”. Being such an important transition still at the beginning and developing transversally within the Group, the contents of this Joint Declaration and the relevant application are intended to be experimental.
The parties will evaluate its permanent application one year after today’s signature.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Not defined
Related texts
Joint Declaration on Telework signed with EWC ( 2017)
Joint Declaration on Diversity & Inclusion signed with EWC (2017 and 2023)
Joint Declaration on the Emergency Crisis signed with EWC ( 2021)
Topics
New ways of working, right to disconnect