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Basel team shed light on Egyptian burials

This content was published on Apr 29, 2014 After searching the subterranean tomb’s central chamber and three of its four side chambers, the researchers and their Egyptian colleagues were able to name 30 people buried there. Titles such as prince and princess confirmed that some of the mummies were related to two 18th dynasty pharaohs, Thutmosis IV and Amenhotep III, who ruled during…

Ukraine conflict weighs on Swiss commodities sector

This content was published on Apr 29, 2014 Switzerland would be harmed far more than Russia if it caves in to EU and US demands to impose sanctions, according to Guy Mettan, president of the Swiss-Russian Joint Chamber of Commerce. Mettan believes Switzerland has already pushed out the boat as far as it dares by suspending negotiations on a free trade agreement with…

Growing gap in private sector wages

This content was published on Apr 28, 2014 The worst paid 10% of workers earned less than CHF3,886 ($4,412) gross per month of full-time work in 2012, an increase of 9.5% over the 10-year period. In comparison, the highest-paid workers earned an average of CHF11,512 per month, an increase of 22.5% over 1992. Wages in the private sector varied greatly by branch, with…

Why working in tourism is no holiday for the Swiss

This content was published on Apr 28, 2014 “Eighty per cent of our employees are non-Swiss,” Kevin Kunz, CEO of the Seiler Hotels group in Zermatt, tells swissinfo.ch. As he speaks, a German employee welcomes guests just inside the foyer of the five-star Mont Cervin Palace hotel and a Portuguese cleaner walks by, duster in-hand. “We have around 40 nationalities working here. The…

Zurich Insurance shores up Panama Canal

This content was published on Apr 27, 2014 Work had halted for 15 days in February in a row over who would pay for an estimated $1.6 billion (CHF1.4 billion) in cost overruns on the project to build a third set of locks on the 80-kilometre link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Who was to blame for the mess? Was it a…

Press photo prize goes to swissinfo.ch exclusive

This content was published on Apr 25, 2014 Henley joined the media in Geneva on November 24 to follow the international talks that led to a deal on Iran stopping uranium enrichment. His series has also been shortlisted in the current affairs section of the professional category at the upcoming World Photography Awards. Born in Oxford, Henley lives in Geneva. Another of his…

Part-time working continues its rise

This content was published on Apr 25, 2014 Between 2003 and 2013 the increase in the number of people working part-time was more than three times greater than those working full-time (24.5% compared with 7.1%). Overall the working population grew by 12.6%, noted the Federal Statistics Office in its Swiss Labour Force Survey 2013. “Over ten years, the increase in part-time work…

Jury out on Swiss debt brake as global model

This content was published on Apr 25, 2014 Swiss voters approved a so-called ‘debt brake’ on federal public finances in 2001, which was put into operation in 2003. A decade later, the mountain of government debt – that soared to dangerous levels during the 1990s and early 2000s – has been reduced by CHF20 billion ($23 billion) from its 2005 peak. The ratio…

Swiss court issues decision on welfare abuse

This content was published on Apr 24, 2014 In its ruling the court accepted an appeal by the Federal Migration Office and annulled an earlier decision by the Vaud Cantonal Court, which had refused to revoke the residency permit of a barmaid who was living on state benefits. The woman had arrived in Switzerland in 2009 and had received a five-year residency permit.…

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Minimum wages threaten the labour market

This content was published on Apr 24, 2014 On May 18, Swiss voters will decide on the introduction of a national minimum wage. This union demand would be a novelty in the Swiss wage structure. Until now, there has only been a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated between employers organisations and trade unions and covering only branches, regions or selected businesses. The minimum wage…

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