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Italian for cleaning work

Offices at dawn, hotel rooms by two: the Italian you need to clean professionally, from the trolley to the head housekeeper.

For anyone starting cleaning work in Italy — offices, hotels or a cleaning co-operative — who wants to follow instructions, use products safely and talk to supervisors and guests. Recommended level: A2 and up.

6 steps

Start the path
  1. The interviewTalk about your experience and the hours you can work at a cleaning co-operative.
  2. Products and equipmentThe trolley, the coloured cloths, the products and the order you clean in.
  3. Cleaning a hotel roomCheckouts and stayovers, sheets and towels, and what to do with lost property.
  4. Chemical products, safelyRead the label, never mix bleach with other products, and know what to do if something goes wrong.
  5. The supervisor and the guestsTalk politely to a guest, report a fault and pass a complaint on to the supervisor.
  6. Contract, hours and payslipRead your contract and payslip, and know why working off the books costs you.