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Collective contracts in Italy set mandatory minimums for salaries and stipulate working conditions.

Around 1.3 million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under the government plans.

The cap on salary sacrifice arrangement will hit both workers and businesses, who may reduce future pension contributions, pay rises or investment in growing their business.

But the amount people can sacrifice from their salary, avoiding paying National Insurance on pension contributions, will be capped at £2,000 a year from 2029.

Meanwhile the amount that people can sacrifice from their salary to avoid paying national insurance in pension contributions will be capped at £2,000 a year from 2029.