Approved at the Chamber the draft law on self-employment and the “remote working”

The Chamber, in the session dated 9 March 2017, has approved the Italian Draft Law detailing measures for the protection of non-entrepreneurial self-employment and measures aimed at favouring the flexibility in terms of time and place for employed work (the so called remote working). The provision now is sent back to the Senate for final approval. During the review at Montecitorio, significant news have been introduced in terms of self-employment. More specifically the following are worthy of note: (i) possibility for the self-employed woman, upon approval of the client, to be replaced during maternity by a trusted colleague having the necessary professional credentials; (ii) expansion of the deductible expenses and possibility for professionals to participate in public contests and call for tenders for the appointment of consulting or research tasks; (iii) concerning compensations, the application of Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2002 has been confirmed. In reference to the remote working, it has been confirmed that it is an instrument and not a type of contract, in order to make it usable by those who carry out tasks that are compatible with it. Thus, all that is needed now is its final approval.