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More permits released for foreign workers

This content was published on Apr 28, 2010 An extra 5,500 work permits are to be made available to workers coming from countries outside the European Union and the European Free Trade Association in the second half of 2010, the Migration Office announced on Wednesday. Acting on fears of rising unemployment, the government in December 2009 halved the number of so-called B and…

Yearly report to replace census every decade

This content was published on Apr 28, 2010 The Federal Statistics Office said on its website on Wednesday that information not included in these registers will be collected by random sampling among the population. Depending on the type of information required, up to 200,000 people will be contacted by phone or by post. The first random sample will be taken on December 31.…

Credit Suisse chairman defends bonuses

This content was published on Apr 28, 2010 In an interview with the Geneva-based Le Temps newspaper published on Wednesday, Doerig said Credit Suisse’s bonuses and compensation programme have allowed “for excellent results compared with the competition”. “Many people don’t consider the issue of bonus pay in its entirety,” he told the newspaper. “I find it hard to understand the criticism.” Over the…

“Percurso do Chocolate” na Cailler

This content was published on Apr 28, 2010 O fabricante suíço de chocolates Cailler, cuja fábrica está localizada em Broc, na região do Gruyère, inangurou no início de abriu um novo “Percurso do Chocolate”. swissinfo esteve por lá e mostra algumas imagens desse passeio verdadeiramente “delicioso”.

Independent publishers are left in a bind

This content was published on Apr 28, 2010 But in fact life is tough for Switzerland’s independent publishers, with rising costs and growing competition from big publishing groups. The owners of Zurich’s well-regarded Amman Verlag announced recently that they are closing in June, provoking a flurry of questions in the media about the fate of similar companies. Switzerland has some 200 independents, which…

Volcano serves timely air freight warning

This content was published on Apr 27, 2010 About a third of all Swiss exports, amounting to some SFr60 billion ($56 billion) a year, travel by plane. Industry experts warn that flight restrictions and infrastructure shortfalls could damage Switzerland’s competitiveness. Swiss companies managed to negotiate the volcano-related flight ban without sustaining serious losses, a conference at Zurich airport heard on Tuesday. Longer lasting…

Victims’ group launches anti-racer initiative

This content was published on Apr 27, 2010 On Tuesday, the road accident prevention group RoadCross launched a signature-collecting campaign for its “Protection from Racers” initiative. The initiative already has the backing of a number of parliamentarians. “Racers destroy families, so we have to ban them from the streets,” Radical Party parliamentarian Peter Malama told a news conference in Bern on Tuesday. Malama…

Public broadcaster runs up increasing deficits

This content was published on Apr 27, 2010 At a news conference in Bern, the SBC described its financial situation as “critical” because of structural deficits. It added that a government decision on finances for the period 2011-2014 would be crucial. The corporation, which has a public service mandate, said that this year’s loss would climb to SFr75 million because of two major…

Second Swiss restaurant joins ranks of elite

This content was published on Apr 27, 2010 The new entry this year is the Schloss Schauenstein at Fürstenau in canton Graubünden, which enters at 30th in the rankings of London’s Restaurant Magazine. It joins the Hôtel de Ville in Crissier, canton Vaud, which has improved its position by two places and ranks 14th. It is run by Phillipe Rochat. The chef at…

Radical Party distances itself from big banks

This content was published on Apr 26, 2010 In a statement issued on Monday, the party took issue with Credit Suisse, whose CEO Brady Dougan is to receive a bonus of SFr17.9 million ($16.6 million) for the year 2009. According to the Radical Party, the sum does not reflect the work performed or the business risk involved. The party’s executive committee recommends that…

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