Any new employer in the Principality who wishes to recruit must go to the Employment Office to create an employer’s file and to affiliate itself to the necessary social bodies.
Understanding the process
Any new employer in the Principality who wishes to recruit must go to the Employment Office to create an employer’s file and to affiliate itself to the necessary social bodies.
Any job offer must be reported to the Employment Office who will then forward the suitable candidates who have priority status in terms of employment in Monaco.
Candidates benefiting from employment priority status are:
- Individuals of Monaco nationality
- Children or spouses of Monegasque
- Individuals living together as a couple or under a registered partnership agreement with a Monegasque national
- Parents of a child of Monegasque nationality born to at least one Monegasque parent
- Residents of the Principality of Monaco
- Residents of the surrounding communes (Cap d’Ail, La Turbie, Beausoleil, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin) who have already been employed in Monaco
You can submit your job offers online via your employer area available on Monguichet.mc.
You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt by email.
You can check and monitor the status of your job offers in real time from your area.
Within 4 clear days of submitting your job offer, the Employment Office will send you, where applicable, the priority candidates who may be suitable for the position.
From your employer area, you can:
- View the applications submitted
- Provide your feedback for each candidate
- Search for profiles in the CV database dedicated to priority candidates
If no candidate has been selected by the end of this period, and after providing justification, you can submit a candidate of your choice.
Important:
You must provide reasoned feedback on all applications suggested by the Employment Office before submitting your candidate.
If the selected candidate is a priority candidate, their information will be automatically pre-filled.
Otherwise, you must complete the acknowledgement of receipt form with the selected candidate's information and attach their CV. Depending on the candidate's circumstances, a copy of their identity document and proof of address must also be attached.
The proposal will then be reviewed by the Employment Office in light of the feedback provided on the priority candidates presented.
For all recruitment requests from candidates of non-European nationality who do not have a residence permit authorising them to work issued by the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes, and whom you would like to see settle in the Principality within the framework of the job offered, please contact the Head of the Employment Department directly, via the Department's email address: emploi@gouv.mc
To submit your job offers you must complete the form "offre d’emploi", which you can either:
- Download it here:
- Collect it from the Employment Office
The form must be completed and returned to the Employment Office.
You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt within 24H of depositing your job offer.
If you need assistance completing your application or encounter any difficulties, you can contact the Employment Office:
- By emailing emploi@gouv.mc
- By telephoning (+377) 98 98 88 14
Within 4 clear days of submitting your job offer, the Employment Office will send you, where applicable, the priority candidates who may be suitable for the position.
Important:
You must provide reasoned feedback on all applications suggested by the Employment Office before submitting your candidate.
If no candidate has been selected by the end of this period, and after providing justification, you can submit a candidate of your choice.
Once you have made your choice, you must:
- Complete the acknowledgement of receipt form received by post with the selected candidate's information, accompanied by their CV
- Submit the application to the Employment Office
The proposal will then be reviewed by the Employment Office.
For all recruitment requests from candidates of non-European nationality who do not have a residence permit authorising them to work issued by the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes, and whom you would like to see settle in the Principality within the framework of the job offered, please contact the Head of the Employment Department directly, via the Department's email address: emploi@gouv.mc.
To recruit extra staff in the hospitality sector only, you must complete and submit the following form to the Employment Office.
If you need assistance completing your application or encounter any difficulties, you can contact the Employment Office:
- By emailing emploi@gouv.mc
- By telephoning (+377) 98 98 88 14
Once the proposed application has been validated by the Employment Office, you must complete the recruitment application from your employer area on Monguichet.mc.
Information regarding the employer, the employee and the job offer is automatically pre-filled using the data previously submitted.
The candidate receives an email inviting them to sign the Demande d’Autorisation d’Embauchage (Authorisation to Hire Staff - DAE) online.
Once the application has been signed by the candidate, you are invited to sign it in turn.
Stamp duty must be paid online.
Following approval by the Department of Employment, the recruitment application can be downloaded from the employer area.
You can cancel your application in progress at any time.
Once all administrative approvals have been obtained, the employee receives:
- A work permit
- A registration number for the Caisse de Compensation des Services Sociaux (Social Services Compensation Fund)
- A registration number for the Caisse Autonome des Retraites (Independent Pensions Contribution Fund)
Following analysis and approval of the application by the Employment Office, you will receive by post the "Demande d’autorisation d’embauchage et de permis de travail" form.
This document must be:
- Completed with the employee
- Signed in original by both parties
- Accompanied by €5 stamp duty, by cheque or cash
The application should then be sent or submitted to the Employment Office.
We recommend booking an appointment online to register the application and avoid any administrative delays.
Once all administrative approvals have been obtained, the employee receives:
- A work permit
- A registration number for the Caisse de Compensation des Services Sociaux (Social Services Compensation Fund)
- A registration number for the Caisse Autonome des Retraites (Independent Pensions Contribution Fund)
See also
See also
Administrative contact
17 rue Princesse Florestine
MC 98000 Monaco
Opening hours :
From Monday to Friday by appointment
Phone :
More information :
Youth Employment Unit: (+377) 98 98 41 78
Administrative contact
17 rue Princesse Florestine
MC 98000 Monaco
Opening hours :
From Monday to Friday by appointment
Phone :
More information :
Youth Employment Unit: (+377) 98 98 41 78