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JUN. JUL 2018 VI MAGAZINE Caserta but travelling around I came to understand that in part it is. The star, for example, was a bit of a problem because many think that it’s equivalent to a gourmet kitchen where you eat little.” ______________________________ BOX ROLE MODEL: INSPIRING WOMEN Dominique Crenn for her ability to achieve important goals by reaching the highest levels (Cristina Bowerman), Anne-Sophie Pic for creativity (Viviana Varese), Annie Feolde (I complimented her and said: “it’s never enough” Rosanna Marziale), Nadia Santini for her career “started in less difficult times” and Ana Roš for her cuisine (Caterina Ceraudo). ______________________________ BOX “I never felt like I had achieved. Every time I reached one goal, I immediately set myself another. From this point of view our work is wonderful: we question ourselves for every service in a restaurant in order not to disappoint the expectations of those who came to find us.” Antonia Klugmann ______________________________ AT PAGE 22 IN DEPTH Women and work Becoming a mother in our country still means putting one’s economic and social situation at risk. But what happens in the eating out sector? By Mauro Garofalo According to the latest data from Fipe - Federazione Italiana Pubblici Esercizi, the number of women employed in the professional hospitality sector is higher than that of men: 52.3% against 47.7%. In particular, out of 394,435 female employees, 124,363 are employed in bars (31.5%), 183,632 in restaurants (46.6%) and 86,440 in other types of public businesses; 30% of female employees are between the ages of 20 and 30, followed by the 30-40 age group (23.4%), while 20.7% are under the age of 20 (Source: Istat). If the sector is seen as feminine, what are the working and welfare conditions for women in light of the latest news? For Antonella Zambelli, President of the Fipe Women’s Committee, about the latest NCLC contract for Ho.Re.Ca. workers. (which we talked about in the last issue of Qualitaly, currently in the ratification phase): “The most important new feature is the increase of €100 over 4 years - in practice, Zambelli explains, In 2018 the worker will see a salary increase of €25 per month, in 2019 another €20 more (the increase then becomes €45), followed by another €20 in February 2020 (the salary increase then rises to €65), finally in March 2021 there will be the addition, first of €15 and the balance €20 in December 2021. In any case: “In agreement with the trade unions, the increases will not be retroactive”. Other news: “The value of the meal deduction will gradually increase by 0.20€ for each year of validity of the National Collective Employment Contract; as far as the multi-periodic working time system is concerned, companies will be able to extend working hours beyond 40 hours up to 48 for a maximum of 20 weeks, with recovery in as many weeks of less work. Every worker already employed can take advantage of 104 hours of leave: 72 at the disposal of companies, 32 the worker, - specifies Zambelli - while the hours of leave, for new recruits, will start after 4 years of service. The number of apprentices that companies can apply for also changes (incentive to hire young people, given the subsidised contributions): “For every 2 who are qualified, they equate to 3”. As far as the sector is concerned, Zambelli says: “There is a lot of supply, and also a lot of demand, the public sector is a sector with excellent margins, with significant hours and shifts, 7 days a week and on average 12 hours a day”. However, the rotation continues: “it guarantees women, with part-time work, that they can work and attend to their families at the same time”, even if this is not the case: “There is no specific development on female employment, we hope to be able to draw on welfare funds (for the crèche, after-school). The contract is a step forward, we will have to see how the Government will understand the issue of these funds.” MATERNITY AND WELFARE From the last Save The Children report emerges the picture of an Italy in which women become mothers later and later - more or less at 32 years of age - and who have less and less children (on average 1.3 compared to 2.4 in 1970). Women who “because of” the condition of motherhood,