Italy: inequalities in the face of telework, precarious employment being disproportionately affected, and overly zealous employers, Covid-19 is shaking up the world of work

Covid-19 and its devastating impact on Italy’s economy are transforming business life. While smart-working is certainly more widespread (c.f. article No. 11679), working from home is also creating fresh inequalities and cannot resolve all the uncertainties. With some overly zealous employers driving a coach and four horses through the standards surrounding employees’ private lives, and thousands of workers in precarious employment finding themselves abruptly out of work, the employment landscape in these times of the coronavirus is turning into a very real obstacle course.

Through . Published on 04 March 2020 à 15h45 - Update on 16 March 2020 à 17h26

Boom in agile working. A Ministerial decree adopted on 01 March goes further to facilitate smart working, compared with the measures taken recently during the week 24 February (c.f. article No. 11676): a simplified form of agile working is now valid across the whole of the country and for the duration of the state of emergency.…

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