Italian designer house Roberto Cavalli recently confirmed plans to close its headquarters located at Osmannoro outside Florence and shift its 170 employees there to Milan from September 1. A company spokesperson said its decision to relocate would be implemented after the global COVID-19 crisis is over so that a common solution benefiting all can be found.

The designer-owner of the namesake brand pledged to “guarantee all medical staff, comments, and events in accordance with the CCNL [national agreement] for relocation, provided that extends to all employees,” according to European media reports.

Employees unions, however, have reportedly accused the brand of not citing the economic or any other motivational reasons behind the shift. Unions have been asking for the industrial plan to justify moving a storied Florence brand out of its territory.

Unions are worried about the economic impact of moving the brand’s production away from Florence on the region. In 2016, the company had originally planned to close its Milan production offices and move production to the Tuscan headquarters, but that has now been reversed.

The fashion house will reportedly continue to thrive in the luxury market and maintain its domestic hold in Italy as well.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)

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