Unemployment
Looking for work is often challenging. The City of Lugano supports citizens in their efforts by, among other things, presenting a showcase of vacancies through a free weekly newsletter or providing information on how to prepare one's application, both services by LuganoNetWork.
This is in addition to the work of the Lugano Regional Employment Office (URC - Ufficio regionale di collocamento), which remains the first point of contact when you find yourself unemployed..
Regional Employment Office
Citizens residing in Lugano (including foreigners with B or C permits) who lose or leave their jobs and wish to apply for unemployment benefits must register with the URC - Ufficio regionale di collocamento. The URC, in addition to handling the paperwork for unemployment benefits, promotes the rapid and lasting integration of the unemployed through employment programs, training courses, language courses and direct contact with companies active in the area.
Opening days and hours
- Mon-Fri 9:00-11:45 a.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Enrollment
Registration with the URC - Ufficio regionale di collocamento should be done promptly, as soon as you are aware of your new personal situation, at the latest on the first day you apply for unemployment insurance benefits.
Documents to be presented at the URC counter:
- official personal document (ID card, passport, driver's license, etc.).
- OASI-DI insurance certificate
- last employment contract and the relevant letter of termination or resignation
- curriculum vitae
- certificates of professional training and further education obtained
- any work certificates and references
- application documents or proof of efforts undertaken in the search for a job after termination
- residence permits for foreigners
Subsequent applications
Following registration with the URC, the following steps are required:
- registration with a Cassa di Disocupazione (an "unemployment fund" which will take care of the payment of benefits)
- the endorsement of the certificate of domicile (to be done at one of the Puntocittà
- attendance at an information meeting and interview with URC staff.
This is followed by assignment to a placement agent who will then be the main reference for the person seeking employment.
The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.
The original version is the page in Italian.