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Swiss blue-chip bosses earn the most in Europe

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 The Eurotop 100 study, published on Tuesday, analysed the direct remuneration – not including pension or bonuses – of the CEOs of the 100 most highly capitalised blue-chip companiesExternal link in Europe. The report only includes the 74 bosses who had held the position all year – with the result, for example, that Credit Suisse…

Fewer Swiss able to afford their own property

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 The study analysed the average price of a detached house in the canton, according to a reportExternal link in the Tuesday edition of Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger. In 2008, this amounted to CHF980,000 ($1 million), but by 2015 buyers would have had to fork out CHF1.3 million. This increase is the main reason that fewer people are…

E-voting welcomed despite security concerns

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 The survey, commissioned by the Centre for Democracy StudiesExternal link and published on Monday, found that more than two out of three respondents across age groups, gender and party political affiliation would like to see e-voting for all citizens. Trials with e-voting have been underway since 2003 in different cantons, notably involving registered members of…

China – Switzerland’s new online market place

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 Chinese online retailers are targeting customers looking for a bargain in expensive Switzerland.

Swiss role in flux

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 Switzerland is desperate to reach a deal with Brussels, but few in Europe want to strike a pact that could be a template for post-Brexit Britain.

Should parliamentarians be drawn by lot?

This content was published on Sep 18, 2016 The group says everybody would be free to accept or reject the task. The designated person would get twelve months of training to learn the ropes before she or he takes up a four-year mandate. And just like a regular parliamentarian, the citizen would benefit from an annual salary of CHF130,000 ($133,400), plus expenses. In…

Unilever cuts 100 additional jobs in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 17, 2016 The cuts will affect one-third of the workforce currently employed at Unilever’s site in the northern Swiss canton of Schaffhausen. The workers affected were informed of the change on Friday and the cuts will take place by the summer of 2017, the company announced. “We assume that some of the affected employees will change to…

Behind bars concept recycled

This content was published on Sep 17, 2016 Instead of sitting out a sentence behind bars, or going into debt to pay a fine, people in Zurich are able to take part in a work project recycling electronic scrap. Last year, the equivalent of 6,300 days in detention was worked off, thanks to a charityExternal link set up to help the reintegration of…

They rejected that? Notable vote failures over the years

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 A look at occasions in Swiss history when voters rejected an idea that, at first glance, seemed to benefit them.

Why do some people vote against their best interests?

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 An upcoming initiative on raising pension payments has raised questions about the role of personal and national interests in direct democracy.

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