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Workers’ rights

Workers are generally well-protected in Switzerland. The maximum full-time working week allowed for by law varies from 45 hours to 50 hours.

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• Arabic (ar) حقوق العمال
• Spanish (es) Derechos de los trabajadores
• Japanese (ja) 労働者の権利

Recognising foreign qualifications

One of the headaches of relocating is trying to get your foreign professional qualifications recognised in the new country.

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• Arabic (ar) الإعتراف بالمؤهلات الأجنبية
• Spanish (es) Reconocimiento de titulaciones extranjeras
• Japanese (ja) 外国の資格の承認

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Cross-border workers

The number of people living abroad but commuting to jobs in Switzerland has been increasing steadily in recent years and is now close to 320,000.

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• Arabic (ar) العمّال العابرون للحدود
• Spanish (es) Trabajadores transfronterizos
• Japanese (ja) 越境労働者
• Chinese (zh) 跨境工作者

Swiss-EU relations Brussels’ man in Bern hints at Swiss protectionism

By Armando Mombelli & Mattia Balsiger

The EU ambassador to Switzerland highlights the benefits for Switzerland of close relations with the EU but warns against anti-EU discrimination.

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• Spanish (es) “Tenemos que explicar mejor las ventajas del club europeo”
• French (fr) «Nous devons encore mieux expliquer les avantages du club européen»
• Italian (it) "Dobbiamo spiegare ancora meglio i vantaggi del club europeo"
• Portuguese (pt) Representante europeu em Berna adverte contra protecionismo

Council of the Swiss Abroad Expat Swiss push for e-voting despite reluctance at home

By Urs Geiser in Visp

​​​​​​​ The expat Swiss assembly has given the green light for an online petition calling for the introduction of e-voting by 2021.

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Wage protections Swiss trade unions to boycott talks on EU labour negotiations

Switzerland’s largest national trade union centre is concerned about the weakening of Swiss salary protections.

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• French (fr) Les syndicats suisses haussent le ton

Work experience Refugee farmer project helps facilitate integration

The promoters of a three-year project for refugees to work on Swiss farms has been hailed as a success, despite organisational shortcomings.

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• Arabic (ar) مشروع "اللاجئ المُزارع" يُساعد على مزيد من الإندماج
• Spanish (es) Proyecto suizo para integrar a refugiados
• Russian (ru) Беженцы вышли в швейцарские поля
• Chinese (zh) 难民做农民，融入好途径

Franco-Swiss development Maudet shares his vision for Greater Geneva

By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva

The time is ripe to properly organise the development of Greater Geneva, Pierre Maudet, the new Geneva president, tells swissinfo.ch.

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• German (de) Vorzüge des Ballungsraums Genf in einer bewegten Welt
• French (fr) Les atouts de l’agglomération genevoise dans un monde qui bouge
• Italian (it) I vantaggi dell'agglomerato di Ginevra in un mondo che cambia
• Russian (ru) Перспективы и шансы Большой Женевы в меняющемся мире

Readers react Apprenticeships and their social status – your views

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

We asked readers whether apprenticeships were considered a good option in their home countries. Some were positive, others said “not always”.

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Ride service Swiss court finds in favour of Uber

Zurich’s Social Security Court has found that Uber drivers in Switzerland are not employed by a Swiss firm; they have a contract with a Dutch one.

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Workplace harassment One in ten workers seeking help for sexual harassment is a man

The Zurich Office for Gender Equality has found that men make up 10% of those seeking help for sexual harassment on its dedicated internet platform.

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Opinion poll Swiss back raising retirement age for women, tax-hike

A clear majority of Swiss are in favour of raising the retirement age of women from 64 to 65, as well as a tax-hike to make pension reform possible.

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• Japanese (ja) 女性の定年年齢引き上げ、連邦政府が年金改革の新たな骨子案公表

True Talk Dealing with death on a daily basis

Earning a living through death: working as an undertaker certainly wouldn't suit everyone, but Michael is anything but unhappy with his workday.

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Making headlines Concussion in football: is progress being made?

By Thomas Stephens

If a footballer is concussed, it’s probably best not to slap him in the face, says Raymond Beaard from players’ union FIFPro.

working conditions Federer’s Uniqlo deal under scrutiny

The new deal between Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo and Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has come under fire from several NGOs.

Media Swiss public broadcaster to phase out 250 jobs

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has announced a series of belt-tightening measures, including the phasing-out of 250 full-time positions.

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• Russian (ru) Медиа-холдинг SRG SSR сократит 250 рабочих мест

Hiring preference Could new immigrants threaten jobs of older construction workers?

By Peter Siegenthaler

The Swiss construction industry is one of the few sectors that employs large numbers of foreigners in low-skilled jobs and has high unemployment.

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• Arabic (ar) هل يدفع المهاجرون الجدد بالقدامى نحو البطالة؟
• German (de) Drängen neue Zuwanderer die alten in die Arbeitslosigkeit?
• Spanish (es) ¿Los nuevos inmigrantes envían al paro a los trabajadores de más edad?
• French (fr) Les nouveaux migrants poussent-ils les plus anciens au chômage ?
• Italian (it) I nuovi immigrati spingono i vecchi alla disoccupazione?
• Japanese (ja) スイスの建設業界　「失業者ファースト」で国内雇用を守れるか
• Portuguese (pt) Jovens migrantes tiram emprego de suíços mais velhos?
• Russian (ru) Трудовая иммиграция и безработица в Швейцарии
• Chinese (zh) 瑞士的建筑工人也有本难念的经

new labour law 'If you want to keep your job, adapt!'

By Julie Hunt

A Portuguese plasterer welcomes a law to tackle unemployment in his sector. A Swiss firm invited Fernando Rodrigues to come and work here in 2014.

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• Arabic (ar) "القدرة على التكيف سر النجاح في العمل"
• German (de) "Wer die Stelle behalten will, muss sich anpassen"
• Spanish (es) "Si quieres conservar tu trabajo, ¡adáptate!"
• French (fr) «Celui qui veut garder son job doit s’adapter!»
• Italian (it) "Se si vuole il posto di lavoro ci si deve adattare"
• Japanese (ja) 働き続けるコツは適応能力
• Portuguese (pt) "Quem quiser manter o emprego tem de se adaptar"
• Chinese (zh) “谁要想有份工作，就要先努力适应”

THE WEEK AHEAD Mountain aid, Swiss jets and sex-ed for asylum seekers

Here are some of the stories we'll be following the week of June 25, 2018.