To achieve this, women, young people, the elderly and refugees must be integrated into the labour market or be given more work, said Valentin Vogt on Swiss public radio SRF on Saturday.
“The lack of labour is the biggest obstacle to the growth of the Swiss economy,” he warned. According to him, if this problem is not solved, Switzerland’s prosperity will suffer.
Vogt lamented the fact that more people now want to work part-time.
“We have to find a balance between the well-being of society and that of each individual,” he said. “But if we only look at the individual, we will not be where we are now”.
The Swiss Employers’ Association intends to push for political measures such as individual taxation and the development of childcare facilities to provide an incentive to work more.
“The aim is that this time should be used for work and not for more leisure time,” warned Vogt.
Vogt also sees immigration as an opportunity to overcome the labour shortage. However, he does not advocate to “simply open the floodgates”. One possibility he suggested would be to regulate the distribution of immigration quotas better.
Employees in Switzerland increasingly stressed at work
This content was published on
The proportion of people in Switzerland who are stressed at work has increased by 5% over ten years, according to the Federal Statistical Office.
This content was published on
F/A-18 fighter jets will practice take offs and landings on the A1 motorway between Payerne and Avenches in canton Vaud on June 5.
Swisscom finalises financing for Vodafone Italia takeover
This content was published on
Telecoms group Swisscom has taken the next step in its takeover of Vodafone Italia and secured financing for the deal, the company said on Thursday.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.