Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Italy: law on Smart Working and independent working is definitively adopted Italy: law on Smart Working and independent working is definitively adopted At its final reading on 10 May, Italy’s Senate finally adopted the law on measures that both protect independent workers and for the first time address Smart Working (flexibility over working time and workplace). For Labor Minister Giuliani Poletti the law is ‘innovative and goes a long way to complete the Jobs Act reform process.” Through . Published on 11 May 2017 à 15h24 - Update on 11 May 2017 à 15h24 Resources The law which was only marginally changed after its first reading comprises two distinct sections; one that addresses a regulatory framework for employees’ ‘agile working’ and the other that addresses measures protecting non-entrepreneur independent workers. This text has been much anticipated in light of the changing labor landscape that is blurring the lines between salaried employee and independent worker and combines with the new technological wave that is making ones actual physical presence in the workplace less necessary.… This article is for subscribers only Already have an account? Log in You are not registered yet ? Sign up for a free trialfree for 15 days Online services : studies, analyses, databases and much more Daily Briefing : latest news digest Weekly letters Last name First name Email address Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? Planet Labor updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels