Communication of occasional self-employed workers

As of 21 December 2021, a new reporting obligation was introduced for employers with respect to the employment of occasional self-employed workers. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies has specified that the start of the activity of the aforementioned workers is subject to prior communication with respect to the service. In the event of omitted or delayed communication, an administrative penalty is applied.

As of 28 March 2022, the competent ministry has made operational on the Servizi Lavoro portal the new application that allows this mandatory communication to be made. The application is accessible via SPID and CIE (continue reading for the application access modalities).

For operational information and on the types of services subject to the communication obligation, please visit the dedicated page

It should also be noted that, following the communication of occasional self-employment made by the company, this is without prejudice to any possible verification regarding the conformity and exact qualification of the employment relationship, on which any power of assessment remains firm.

An administrative penalty of between EUR 500 and EUR 2,500 is provided for in relation to each occasional self-employed worker for whom the communication has been omitted or delayed.

Clients and consultants

The employer must access the Employment Services portal of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy via SPID or CIE to make the communication (by clicking on the green button below).

When accessing the portal to make the communication of occasional self-employment for the first time, the person must be accredited. To do so, once he/she has accessed the portal (via SPID or CIE) he/she must click on the CO OBBLIGATORIE button. On the page that then appears, it must click on NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORM in the top right-hand box and enter the required data.

Once the above-mentioned accreditation procedure has been completed, a new button "Lavoro autonomo occasionale" (Occasional self-employment) will appear on the Servizi Lavoro portal from which it will be possible to enter the data related to the work services. For the correct use of the service, see the user manual, which can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

In the event of application malfunctions, it is necessary to contact the online URP made available by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies at the address by clicking here

The Category field must be filled in with the entry "Comunicazioni Telematiche", and the Subcategory field with the entry "Lavoro Autonomo Occasionale".

It should be noted that only and exclusively for intermediate work services by digital platform, the communication must be made through the "UNI-piattaforme" model by means of the application available on the Servizi Lavoro portal within the twentieth day of the service, as provided for by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies no. 31 of 23 February 2022.