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917. The comparison of social protection: evaluating collective agreements in public procurement using AHP.
Invited abstract in session WB-45: Decision Support in the Public Sector and Policy Making, stream Decision Support Systems.
Wednesday, 10:30-12:00Room: 30 (building: 324)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Pietro Bonifaci
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| Department of Architecture, University IUAV of Venice | |
| 2. | Matteo Attanasio
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| Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies (SPGI), University of Padua | |
| 3. | Sergio Copiello
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| Department of Architecture, University IUAV of Venice | |
| 4. | Edda Donati
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| Department of Architecture and Arts, university IUAV of Venice |
Abstract
In the awarding of public contracts, Italian contracting authorities are required not only to evaluate offers but also collective agreements applied to the workers of the participating undertakings. Until the innovations prompted by NGEU, the evaluation of contracts took into consideration the salary only. If it differed significantly from the values reported in tables published by the Ministry of Labour, the prospective contractor was excluded from the tender. A recent reform of the Italian Public Procurement Code introduces an assessment of the overall protection system guaranteed by the specific collective agreement applied to employees engaged in the execution of the contract. The contracting authority must therefore evaluate which of the contracts applied by competitors are equivalent by considering social aspects that are sometimes not directly quantifiable (maternity protection, sick leave, etc.). We propose the use of AHP to support the decision-making process of contracting authorities in the field of social protection, to increase transparency of the process, to guarantee effective protection of workers, and to reduce litigation risk. AHP is chosen for its ease of use and for being already widely applied by contracting authorities in the selection of the most economically advantageous tender. AHP is tested on a case study in which stakeholders directly taking part in collective bargaining (trade unionists, associations, etc.) are involved in the assessment process.
Keywords
- Analytic Hierarchy Process
- Complex Societal Problems
- Human Resources Management
Status: accepted
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