Wages are slowing down, renewals are lacking

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 31 - In 2019 the average of the hourly contractual wages "shows a less sustained dynamic than that observed in the previous year", with a growth that slows down to 1.1% from 1.5% in 2018. Istat, "explaining that the slowdown is due to the non-renewal of contracts for almost half of the employees". In fact, at the end of the year there are 5.5 million workers waiting, laP.a. "There is, however, a slight average increase in terminals, thanks to an inflationary trend which, in the course of the year, was very limited".