Overview
- The SME law, which took effect Tuesday, requires employers to give a yearly written safety notice on smart‑working risks to employees and their safety representatives (RLS).
- Failure to deliver the notice can bring arrest from two to four months or fines ranging from €1,708.61 to €7,403.96.
- The change does not curb remote work but makes a prior duty enforceable by placing it under Italy’s main workplace‑safety statute (D.Lgs. 81/2008).
- The notice must spell out general and specific risks tied to remote work, with focus on screen use and related harms such as eye strain, posture problems, and work‑related stress.
- Employers must train staff, start medical surveillance when required, and allow RLS checks, with model notices and guidance from labor consultants now helping SMEs put these steps in place.