Question: Hi, I was regularised as a domestic worker last year. I’ve now found a new employer willing to hire me. Can I change jobs? How do I go about it?
Answer: Yes, you can change jobs. Once you’ve received your Permit of Stay for subordinate work, you are no longer tied to the employer who applied for your regularization.
According to Italian Law, the Permit of Stay for subordinate work issued to a domestic worker allows the holder to do any type of work. The holder can in fact do either subordinate work or self-employed work. If the holder does self-employed work, he/she will have to apply for the conversion of the permit into one for self-employment at the time of renewal of the permit.
Your new employer must notify the Employment Centre (Centro per L’Impiego) of your hiring and must send the Residency contract (contratto di soggiorno - modello Q) through a registered mail with return receipt to the Immigrations Office at the Prefecture in the Province where the employer is a resident or in the province where the company has its headquarters.
The notification must be done within 5 days of hiring.
The form must be duly filled in. You’ll be asked information about the new job you are going to do such as the type of collective contract to be applied. You can find the form and types of contracts on this link: http://www.lavoro.gov.it/Lavoro/md/AreaSociale/Immigrazione/modellicontrattisoggiorno.htm).
The name of the employer and of the worker, and the employer’s address must be indicated on the return postal receipt.
Please note that at the time of applying for renewal of your permit, you’ll have to indicate the name of your employer and new contractual conditions.
In order to avoid delay in the processing of your application, it is wise to include in the application kit all the documents regarding the new job, proof of accommodation and a copy of the new Residency contract.
By Mariangela Lioy
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