The dispute over Benevento's former Trotta Bus workforce has returned to the center of attention, with the Filt Cgil Avellino-Benevento calling for the sums withheld from workers' final payments to be returned.

At issue are deductions applied by Trotta Bus to final compensation, which the company attributed to failure to observe the notice period. The union contests those deductions and is asking for the money to be given back to the workers.

The case concerns former Trotta Bus employees who worked on local public transport in Benevento.

Resignations linked to pay delays, unions say

According to the unions, the resignations followed salary delays, non-payment of the fourteenth-month payment, and social security contribution problems. On that basis, the unions have argued that the workers left for just cause and should not have been penalized for lack of notice.

No final court ruling on the deductions or the reported pay irregularities is documented in the sources consulted.

Service passed to Air Campania on August 1

The dispute comes after a change in the management of Benevento's local public transport. The Municipality of Benevento has stated that from August 1, 2026, the service was assigned to Air on an emergency basis to ensure continuity.

That handover frames the current employment dispute: workers left one operator as another took over service under emergency arrangements.

Fourteen workers on fixed-term contracts until December 31

Filt Cgil reports that 14 workers moved to Air Campania with fixed-term contracts ending December 31. The union has also reported alleged downgrading of duties and contested deductions affecting those workers.

The total amount withheld and the exact number of workers covered by the current refund demand are not available in the sources acquired.

What the union is asking now

Filt Cgil is seeking answers from Trotta Bus, Air Campania, the Municipality of Benevento, and the Campania Region on the deductions, the employment situation, and the new management of the service.

No documented reply from Trotta Bus, Air Campania, or the Campania Region to the allegations was acquired in the sources consulted.

A short timeline for readers

September: unions publicly opposed the deductions, saying workers had already been penalized by pay and contribution problems and should not also lose money over the notice period.

Early October: Filt Cgil reported that 14 workers had moved to Air Campania on contracts running until December 31, while raising concerns about alleged downgrading and the contested deductions.

November: the union renewed its demand for Trotta Bus to return the sums withheld for alleged failure to give notice.

What remains unclear

Several points are still open:

  • How much was withheld in total, and from how many workers.
  • Whether the deductions will be reversed voluntarily or require legal action.
  • How long the emergency assignment will last.
  • Whether the workers now employed on fixed-term contracts until December 31 will be stabilized.

Those questions will determine the next stage of the dispute for the former Trotta Bus employees and for Benevento's bus service.