Home » HR practices » Quality of life at work » Italy: smart working gaining ground in company agreements Italy: smart working gaining ground in company agreements Italy’s major companies haven’t waited for the law of 22 May 2017 in order to try out several ‘agile working’ formulae, whereby they provide staff the option to work one or two days per week away from the company premises, from home, or in co-working spaces. For the most part a voluntary initiative, ‘smart working’ encourages responsible staff attitudes, performance oriented working, and also facilitates striking the right work-life balance. Positive initial feedback and adoption of the new law has given smart working a boost, and in recent months smart-working company agreements have increasingly been signed. Through . Published on 20 September 2017 à 12h24 - Update on 20 September 2017 à 13h04 Resources “The law (c.f. article No. 10206 ) is light with few requirements, which is a good thing as it stems from current practice,” commented Fiorella Crespi, Director of the Smart Working Observatory in the School of Management-Politecnico di Milano, which will be presenting research results on the issue on 11 October. Although application decrees are still pending and should clarify certain aspects in particular on worker security, agile working has clearly become one of the social partners’ top priorities. Below are some examples of recent agreements with pioneering companies. Siemens.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge 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