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Foreigners wanted to fill Swiss apprenticeship gap

This content was published on Jun 14, 2016 Around 8,500 apprenticeship places are expected to remain unfilled in Switzerland this year as the number of posts available outstrips demand. This phenomenon is a reversal of the situation of a few years ago when there were not enough places available. Demands on industry to increase the number of trainees they take on have been…

Saudi Arabia asks citizens to respect Ticino burka ban

This content was published on Jun 13, 2016 The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Bern has reminded its citizens that wearing a burka or niqab will soon be illegal in canton Ticino.

Dairy farmers in cut-throat battle

This content was published on Jun 13, 2016 His dairy is one of the biggest and cutting-edge in Switzerland. His cows allow themselves to be milked by a robot whenever they fancy it and their food is distributed automatically. Even the mucking out of the high-tech stalls is performed by a robot. “We have specialised in dairy farming, invested millions, rationalised and improved…

German democracy activist lauds Swiss basic income vote

This content was published on Jun 11, 2016 Michael von der Lohe, director of the non-governmental Omnibus for direct Democracy group, says the Swiss ballot introduced a “new dimension” to the discussions about an unconditional basic income for all. “I’m very grateful to the Swiss because this vote confirmed my personal conviction to really have arrived in this world. The discussion has reached…

Voting day: Roland Inauen, cantonal leader

This content was published on Jun 10, 2016

Town square voting: All pomp or pure democracy?

This content was published on Jun 10, 2016 The Swiss canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes has the oldest form of direct democracy. But how democratic is it really?

Brexit: should expats in Switzerland be worried?

This content was published on Jun 9, 2016 If British voters decide on June 23 to leave the European Union, in effect Brits abroad will wake up as potential non-EU citizens.

Switzerland’s tallest building gets green light

This content was published on Jun 9, 2016 The project was accepted by Basel City’s cantonal parliament on Wednesday, winning 84 votes. Two people voted against and there were five abstentions. Building 2 was designed by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron and will house offices for around 1,700 employees. The 50-storey building will cost CHF550 million (CHF572.3 million) to build and…

Fact checking the rumours spread on social media

This content was published on Jun 8, 2016 True or false, viral stories circulate quickly on the internet, much faster than journalists are able to verify them. This European-Union-funded projectExternal link – named Pheme after the Greek goddess of fame and rumours – is developing a tool to speed up verification. It will do this by automatically pulling up questionable claims on social…

Working from home on the rise, but still rare

This content was published on Jun 7, 2016 Although the practice has quadrupled in Switzerland over the last 15 years, only 2.7% of employees work from home regularly.

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