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193 municipal employees move to a 36-hour week
Archive: supplementary contracts take effect from April.
From the archive · 1 April 2026Date of the documented event or programme. Article researched and added on 5 Nov 2026.
Agrigento approved a 36-hour working week for 193 permanent part-time employees through supplementary contracts.
The stated cost is €279,119 for 2026 and €363,171 annually from 2027, including contributions and regional payroll tax.
The municipality’s stated aim is to reduce backlogs in key offices and improve services. These are administrative objectives; the announcement does not measure actual processing times after the increase.