On 07 December at the Ministry of Labour the primary employers' and trade union organisations signed a protocol on smart working that defines guidelines for agile work for the future, based on both the 2017 law that instituted smart working and on experience gained from the Covid-19 pandemic. The protocol makes particular progress on the role of collective bargaining and the right to disconnect.
The preamble of the protocol indicates how it fits in with the ‘major transformations that are having a significant impact on the organisation of work,’ particularly in terms of the growing focus on work-life balance, reduced journey times with a view to the environment, and the need to ‘redefine work within a framework of trust, autonomy and shared responsibility.’ The protocol is the result of the work of a study group, which took into account both the benefits of agile working and key issues
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