A bonus of a few thousand euros and a posthumous thank you for the dedication shown at work. This is what 250 employees of Enoplastic, headquartered in Bodio Lomnago (Varese, Italy), received at the end of 2015 from Piero Macchi, who founded the company in 1957 and passed away last june at the age of 87. When he realized he had not beaten the serious illness that hit him last year, the business owner set out in his will that more than a million and a half euros should be divided among his employees according to their position, and the years they had given the company.

Everything, to the smallest detail, was handled by Piero Macchi's wife, who made sure that the money and letters were given to the families of the employees by 25th December. Family members announced that the decision was made fully autonomously by the business owner, and implemented with the help of a Notary Public and a trusted work consultant for the more technical aspects of the transaction. Macchi personally evaluated the bequest to each of his employees, from the youngest, who received approximately 2000 euros, to the oldest, who got about 10,000 euros. The family made sure the news was kept confidential, in the business owner's typical, private style. But once work resumed after the Christmas holidays, the employees wanted to meet Macchi’s wife to express their gratitude, and they persuaded her to make her husband's generous gesture public.