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Live & Work in Italy, 4th (Live & Work - Vacation Work Publications)

Live & Work in Italy, 4th (Live & Work - Vacation Work Publications)
By Victoria Pybus, Gordon Neale

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The essential guide for all those wishing to work and/or settle in Italy, whether in the business metropolises of Milan and Turin or in the countryside from Tuscany to Calabria.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #957450 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-08
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 352 pages

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From the Back Cover

Live & Work in Italy provides a detailed survey of the opportunities for living & working in Italy - from Rome to Venice and from Milan to Naples.
Inside Section 1 - Living in Italy - you will find out how to: secure a residence permit; find your ideal home; obtain a competitive mortgage; deal with surveys & conveyancing; choose a suitable school; open the right bank account; get the best health care; learn the language quickly; organize your retirement abroad; make the most of your leisure time.
In Section II - Working in Italy - there are full details on: finding suitable employment; submitting the correct documents; skills and trades most in demand; seasonal & temporary work; salaries, hours and holidays; trade unions and contracts; starting/buying your own business; raising the required finance; government incentives; sources of advice and assistance.
This guide contains useful contacts, a regional employment guide, a directory of major employers, and personal case histories.

About the Author

Victoria Pybus is series editor of Vacation Work's Live & Work series and has written a number of books including Working in Ski Resorts and Buying a House on the Mediterranean. Victoria lives in Oxford.

Gordon Neale is the author of Vacation Work's Buying a House in Italy. Gordon divides his time between England and Italy where for many years he has located property for foreign clients.


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A sensible guide for anyone considering a change of residence to the great and historic nation of Italy5
Now in a newly revised and updated edition, Live & Work In Italy is a sensible guide for anyone considering a change of residence to the great and historic nation of Italy. Chapters are divided into two main sections: "Living in Italy" and "Working in Italy". Living in Italy presents the nuts and bolts of how to secure a residence permit, find a place to live, choose the right school and bank account, learn Italian quickly, and more; while Working In Italy covers such topics as how to submit the correct documents when applying for a job, the skills and trades most in demand in Italy, trade unions and contract rules, how to start or buy one's own business, and much more. A straightforward, easy-to-follow guide that will give the reader a perfect picture of what living and working conditions in Italy are like, and how to seamlessly make the transition to life and labor in Italian society, recommended for anyone considering an extended stay or permanent move