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Request for agile (smart) working to the employer (Italy)

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For an employee in Italy asking the employer for smart working, stating how much and from when, and, where it applies, the priority under art. 18(3-bis) of Italian Law 81/2017: parents of children up to twelve or with a disability, workers with a serious disability, carers. Smart working is not an automatic right: it is agreed in a written individual agreement. The letter asks for a written reply. Hand it over, send it by PEC or by e-mail. In Italian.

  • Made for use in Italy
  • Last updated October 14, 2026

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When to use this document

  • You have a young child and want to ask your employer in Italy to let you work from home part of the week.
  • Your colleagues already work from home but your own request has gone unanswered.
  • You care for a sick family member and working from home would help you cope.
  • You want a written request for smart working that states your ground for priority.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

  • Employee
  • Employee's address
  • Employee's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
  • How the letter is sent (printed above the recipient)
  • Employer
  • Employer's postal address (street and number, postcode and town on separate lines)
  • City
  • Date
  • How much mobile work, e.g. up to two days a week
  • Start date
  • Position
  • Ground for priority (optional)

Common questions

In Italy, is smart working an employee's right?
Not in general: agile work is agreed with the employer in a written individual agreement (art. 19 of Italian Law 81/2017). The law does give a priority, not a right, to those in the categories of art. 18(3-bis), with employers that use agile work. In public employment the administration's own rules, set in its organisation plan, also apply.
In Italy, what happens if the employer refuses smart working?
The employer may turn the request down, but an employee who asks for agile work may not be penalised, demoted, dismissed, transferred or subjected to other adverse organisational measures for asking: such measures are retaliatory and void (art. 18(3-ter) of Italian Law 81/2017). Patronati and unions give free help with an individual case.
In Italy, what documents are needed to ask for smart working with priority?
Those proving the situation: for a child up to twelve, the family-status record, free online from the national residents' register ANPR, or a self-declaration; for a disability or caring for a relative, the assessment or related papers. The latter contain health data: the form filled in online does not include them, and they are attached to the letter by hand. The employer must keep them confidential.

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