https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Americans have to fight through a quagmire of bureaucracy to get the right to work in Italy. The Local spoke to Paolo Zagami, an immigration lawyer at Zagamilaw in Rome, to find out how others can get through the process as painlessly as possible. https://www.thelocal.it/20190827/how-can-american-citizens-work-in-italy Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:38:47 +0200 how-can-american-citizens-work-in-italy With their straw hats and their stripy shirts, the gondoliers lining the canals of Venice are proud members of one of Italy’s oldest and most impenetrable clubs. Each holds the coveted gondolier licence, the prize reward for lengthy training and exams, and many were born into gondolier families. https://www.thelocal.it/20140304/becoming-gondolier-venice-career-canals-alex-hai Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:40:00 +0100 becoming-gondolier-venice-career-canals-alex-hai An appeals court in Milan has ruled that a company discriminated against an Italian woman of Egyptian origin when it refused to hire her because she wouldn’t take off her Islamic headscarf. https://www.thelocal.it/20160506/italian-firm-was-wrong-to-refuse-to-hire-hijab-wearing Fri, 06 May 2016 11:29:47 +0200 italian-firm-was-wrong-to-refuse-to-hire-hijab-wearing Some 900 jobs are on the line as a result of a planned partnership between the Italian airline, Meridiana, and Qatar Airways. https://www.thelocal.it/20160218/italian-airline-seeks-900-job-cuts-in-qatar-deal Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:12:14 +0100 italian-airline-seeks-900-job-cuts-in-qatar-deal An unemployed man from a town near Rome fended off competition from over 300 rivals to be hired as Father Christmas at a shopping centre in the east of the capital. But the job isn't always a barrel of laughs, or so professional Santas say. https://www.thelocal.it/20151124/over-300-line-up-for-rome-father-christmas-job Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:03:22 +0100 over-300-line-up-for-rome-father-christmas-job An Italian woman has claimed she was turned down for a job at a bakery in Latina, Lazio, because she is "too fat". https://www.thelocal.it/20150901/italian-woman-too-fat-for-bakery-job Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:57:38 +0200 italian-woman-too-fat-for-bakery-job Saipem, Italy’s largest oil and gas contractor, plans to shed 8,800 jobs over the next two years as part of a restructuring plan, the company said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150729/italys-saipem-to-cut-8800-jobs-by-2017 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:20:42 +0200 italys-saipem-to-cut-8800-jobs-by-2017 Au pairing is a great way to experience Italian culture – but there’s often a catch. From culture shocks to the joys of living rent-free, a British former au pair in Milan weighs up the pros and cons. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/the-pros-and-cons-of-being-an-au-pair-in-italy Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:43:13 +0200 the-pros-and-cons-of-being-an-au-pair-in-italy The unemployment rate in Italy fell again in January in a further sign that Italy could finally be emerging from its longest-ever period of stagnation. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/italys-jobless-rate-fell-again-in-january Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:27:00 +0100 italys-jobless-rate-fell-again-in-january Italy’s Finmeccanica plans to shed 3,000 jobs over the next two years as it seeks to boost revenues and cut debt. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/finmeccanica-plans-3000-job-cuts Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:22:00 +0100 finmeccanica-plans-3000-job-cuts A Swiss town's campaign to hire only local residents has been interpreted as anti-Italian, but the local mayor has said the decision is anything but racist. https://www.thelocal.it/20150203/swiss-move-against-italian-workers-not-racist Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:16:00 +0100 swiss-move-against-italian-workers-not-racist The unemployment rate in Italy fell slightly to 12.9 percent in December, while the youth jobless rate also dropped, statistics agency Istat said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150130/italys-jobless-rate-dipped-in-december Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:12:00 +0100 italys-jobless-rate-dipped-in-december Youth unemployment in Italy hit a new high of 43.3 percent in October, while the overall jobless rate also rose, national statistics agency Istat said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141128/italys-youth-jobless-rate-hits-new-high Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:50:00 +0100 italys-youth-jobless-rate-hits-new-high Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hit back at unionists on Thursday over a planned general strike, arguing that controversial government reforms would create much-needed jobs after years of "lost opportunity". https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/i-want-to-get-italians-into-work-renzi Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:25:00 +0100 i-want-to-get-italians-into-work-renzi Hundreds of thousands of jobs in Italy are unfilled as companies fail to find talented staff, despite an unemployment rate of 12.6 percent, a spokesman for a new recruitment agency told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/m-jobs-up-for-grabs-as-italian-firms-fail-to-find-talent Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:40:00 +0100 m-jobs-up-for-grabs-as-italian-firms-fail-to-find-talent Over three-quarters of jobseekers in Italy are dissatisfied with the process used by employers to hire people, according to a new survey by staffing company Kelly Services. https://www.thelocal.it/20141028/jobseekers-in-italy-are-the-least-satisfied Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:28:00 +0100 jobseekers-in-italy-are-the-least-satisfied Tourism in Italy is big business, but it’s not always easy for visitors to find out how best to learn about the vast culture. As the website Mekomy expands into Italy, we spoke to its Israeli co-founder, Gilad Uziely, about how it's challenging traditional tourism. https://www.thelocal.it/20140915/i-chose-italy-because-i-know-the-culture Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:40:00 +0200 i-chose-italy-because-i-know-the-culture Italian hiring prospects have shown marked improvement over the past year, a new survey has found, which one expert tells The Local could boost foreigners’ chances of getting a job in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140910/italian-companies-see-jump-in-hiring-propsects Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:37:00 +0200 italian-companies-see-jump-in-hiring-propsects UPDATED: Italy's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini has been put in charge of the European Union's foreign relations at a summit in Brussels. The appointment represents a major coup for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20140830/mogherini-eu-high-representative-foreign-minister Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:16:00 +0200 mogherini-eu-high-representative-foreign-minister When Kiersten Pilar Miller moved to Rome to work on a TV series, she never thought she would end up staying - let alone opening a store selling products for new mums. The New Yorker speaks to The Local about life at The Milk Bar. https://www.thelocal.it/20140814/italian-bureaucracy-is-like-purgatory Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:30:00 +0200 italian-bureaucracy-is-like-purgatory