Italy: remote work practised at 91% of large companies but only “true” agile working has positive effects

In 2022, 3.6 million Italian employees practised so-called “agile working”, marking a decline of 500,000 compared to 2021, a year during which there were more lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The finding comes from the observatory on “smart working” at the Politecnico university in Milan. While remote working – required amid the pandemic – is on the decline in the civil service and at small and medium-sized enterprises, it is becoming more widespread at large companies, where employees c