Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of CHF23 per hour
Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of CHF23 per hour.
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Listening: Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of CHF23 per hour
Employees in the Swiss canton of Solothurn will not receive a minimum wage of CHF23 ($25.30) per hour. Voters have clearly rejected a left-wing popular initiative for a minimum wage. The energy law also failed at the second attempt.
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Solothurner Volk lehnt Mindestlohn von 23 Franken pro Stunde ab
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The “minimum wage initiative” launched by a committee made up of the Social Democrats, Young Social Democrats and the Federation of Trade Unions failed with 59% of votes against. Only the result for the city of Solothurn was still pending at midday.
The minimum wage of CHF23 per working hour would not have included holiday and public holiday pay. The government and parliament rejected the request.
In German-speaking Switzerland, only canton Basel City has had a minimum wage since July 2022. Cantons Jura, Ticino, Neuchâtel and Geneva have also introduced a minimum wage.
Voters in Solothurn also rejected the completely revised Energy Act with 59% of votes against. The Swiss People’s Party had called for a referendum.
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