Teleworking and labor conditions in Italy
| Autor | Emmanuel Dagnino |
| Cargo | PhD Candidate, University of Bergamo - ADAPT |
| Páginas | 28-36 |
IUSLabor 2/2017
TELEWORKING AND LABOR CONDITIONS IN ITALY
Emanuele Dagnino
PhD Candidate, University of Bergamo - ADAPT
Introduction
While studied since the Eighties in different fields of studies (and in labour law among
them) and promoted by public bodies and the legislator, telework in Italy has traditionally
presented low rates of implementation. Scholars and commentators have brought back
the low rate of diffusion of telework in Italy to two main causes: on the one hand, the old
and rigid organizational culture of Italian management; on the other, the regulatory
rigidity of the Italian legal system.
However, Italian companies seem to be more interested in flexibility in the management,
in line with what occurs in other countries and new forms of flexible work have raised in
the recent years.
Notwithstanding the above, statistics presented in a recent ILO-Eurofound report show
that the diffusion of telework and other forms of remote working in Italy is still very
limited (7% of workers according to the data reported with reference to 2015), relegating
Italy to the last position among the 28 members of UE.
1. Is there any regulation on teleworking in your legal system?
The regulation of teleworking in Italy differs between the public and the private sector.
The public sector is characterized by a complete regulation by law. The regulation has
been introduced by the d.P.R. 8 March 1999, n. 7047 according to article 4, paragraph 3
of the Law 16 June 1998, n. 19148. The regulation provided by the d.P.R. is complemented
by collective agreements of different level relevant for the public sector (whole public
sector, some branches or a single Public Administration).
Conversely, the law does not provide a full regulation of teleworking in the private sector.
Some provisions specifically referred to teleworking are disseminated in the legal system
47 Editor’s note: a d.P.R. (Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica) is a decree issued by the President of
the Republic.
48 The d.P.R. 8 March 1999, n. 70 and the Law 16 June 1998, n. 191 are available at www.normattiva.it.
The website collects all the relevant regulations quoted in this report.
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