More More Gender equality continues to make progress in Swiss workforce This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 The proportion of women in Swiss company boardrooms and management ranks continues to rise.
More More Jump in Swiss unemployment rate highest among young people This content was published on Mar 4, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 For male and female workers aged 25 to 39, the unemployment rate rose from 3.7% in 2019 to 4.4% in 2020.
More More Minute’s silence and church bells announced for Covid victims This content was published on Mar 3, 2021 Mar 3, 2021 Everyone in Switzerland has been invited to observe a minute’s silence on Friday for the more than 9,000 people who have died from Covid-19.
More More The next global pandemic: long-term unemployment This content was published on Mar 3, 2021 Mar 3, 2021 The pandemic has virtually wiped out job prospects in some sectors, raising fears of long-term unemployment.
More More Swiss Covid sniffer dogs being put to the test This content was published on Feb 28, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Three dogs are being trained to sniff out people infected with coronavirus in Switzerland. If successful, the canines could be used to detect...
More More The stolen childhood of the factory children This content was published on Feb 27, 2021 Feb 27, 2021 Many children slaved away in Swiss factories during the industrial revolution. A political outsider helped ban child labour relatively early.
More More Covid-19 sparks hope for greater workplace democracy This content was published on Feb 26, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 Is a health crisis the right moment to demand that workers have more say in management decisions?
More More Gender pay gap gets worse in Switzerland This content was published on Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 Swiss women continue to be paid less than men, particularly in the public sector. The so-called gender wage gap got marginally worse between 2014...
More More Poverty in Switzerland rising, official figures show This content was published on Feb 18, 2021 Feb 18, 2021 The proportion of people living below the Swiss poverty line in 2019 grew to 8.7% of the population, the highest rate seen since 2014.
Swiss response to Covid-19 and other unarmed conflicts This content was published on Feb 18, 2021 Feb 18, 2021 The pandemic should lead us to question how we define conflicts.
More More Ruag Space cuts jobs to adjust market position This content was published on Feb 17, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 The Swiss aerospace engineering company, Ruag Space, has announced plans to shed up to 100 jobs by the end of the year.
More More EU ambassador: framework deal will not be reopened This content was published on Feb 7, 2021 Feb 7, 2021 The EU has no intention of re-opening those parts of the treaty seen as controversial by the Swiss, the bloc’s ambassador in Bern has said.
To advance gender equality in Switzerland, remove family status from CVs This content was published on Feb 7, 2021 Feb 7, 2021 Zurich-based lawyer Alexandra Dufresne argues that CVs should not include references to marital and parenthood status.
More More Brexit explainer: visiting, studying and working in Switzerland This content was published on Feb 3, 2021 Feb 3, 2021 From holidays to studying to finding a job in the Alpine nation, we look at what has changed for UK nationals.
More More Are Switzerland’s new tax breaks for companies a licence to misbehave? This content was published on Feb 2, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 Switzerland has announced that companies will be able to deduct multi-million dollar fines incurred abroad from their tax bill.
More More Surviving as a UN intern in Geneva This content was published on Jan 28, 2021 Jan 28, 2021 The UN attracts workers from all over the world to Geneva, including thousands of interns.
More More Foreigners face discrimination in online recruitment, study confirms This content was published on Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 With the help of machine learning, Swiss researchers have found that foreign jobseekers are on average 6.5% less likely to be contacted by recruiters.
More More Schools should stay open for now, say educators and scientists This content was published on Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Compulsory and post-compulsory schools in Switzerland should not be closed immediately because of Covid-19.
More More WEF warns of ‘increasing disparities’ due to Covid-19 pandemic This content was published on Jan 19, 2021 Jan 19, 2021 Infectious diseases, extreme weather and cybersecurity issues pose threats to society in the next two years, the WEF warns.
More More Geneva's international 'do good' citizens This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Jan 17, 2021 Geneva is home to a large network of local and international civil society organisations. Here are some of the people behind them.
More More Swiss employment takes big hit as Covid-19 batters economy This content was published on Jan 8, 2021 Jan 8, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic caused a significant rise in unemployment in Switzerland last year.
More More Covid-19 forces Swiss army recruits to train at home This content was published on Jan 8, 2021 Jan 8, 2021 The Swiss army has imposed a “work-from-home” regulation for compulsory basic training due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
More More Emil Bührle and the art of war This content was published on Jan 6, 2021 Jan 6, 2021 Who was Emil Bührle, a German from a modest background who become Switzerland’s wealthiest man and a world-renowned art collector?
More More Charity works overtime to support Covid-stricken mountain firms This content was published on Jan 5, 2021 Jan 5, 2021 A Swiss fund that supports small businesses in alpine regions bailed out 100 firms last year that were affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
More More Swiss authorities accused of dragging feet over Covid vaccinations This content was published on Jan 4, 2021 Jan 4, 2021 Switzerland has been criticised for its “hesitant” vaccine purchase strategy and slow vaccine rollout.
More More Swiss apprenticeship system: history reveals secret to success This content was published on Dec 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2020 A look in the archives of one company shows how modern Swiss vocational training became established – and how much has changed over the years.
More More Historical apprenticeships This content was published on Dec 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 Historischen Archiv ABB Schweiz
More More Shattered dreams – a Swiss emigrant returns home This content was published on Dec 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has hit many Swiss abroad hard. More and more are returning to Switzerland. Lotti Pfyl. 60, tells her story.
More More ‘We were too lax’ admits Swiss interior minister on Covid-19 This content was published on Dec 26, 2020 Dec 26, 2020 In an interview with Swiss public television, SRF, Interior Minister Alain Berset has acknowledged that Switzerland made mistakes.
More More Switzerland and Italy sign new deal on taxing cross-border workers This content was published on Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 The agreement settles a legal issue that had been unresolved for several years, said Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.
More More One in three people in Switzerland earning less this year This content was published on Dec 20, 2020 Dec 20, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic is driving down wages in Switzerland: 34% of the population have seen their incomes drop in 2020 due to the coronavirus.
More More The Swiss tourist who became an accidental activist in India This content was published on Dec 19, 2020 Dec 19, 2020 When Karin Scheidegger wanted to take a few pictures for a friend, she was drawn into a labour movement that affected the course of her life and work.
More More Covid-19 vaccine: Why we still have a long wait ahead This content was published on Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 Countries have started rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine, but it will likely take years to manufacture doses at the scale needed to reach the masses.
More More Schools and training: lessons learned from Covid lockdown This content was published on Dec 10, 2020 Dec 10, 2020 Teachers and pupils at schools and in vocational training faced a massive digital learning curve during the spring coronavirus lockdown.
More More New ‘burnout’ definition proposed by Swiss researchers This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Is burnout a physical problem or a social issue linked to the workplace? Researchers in Lausanne have proposed a new, all-encompassing definition.
More More Swiss rank among top ten FT European business schools This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 Two Swiss institutions, the University of St Gallen and the IMD in Lausanne, are among the ten best European business schools, says the FT.
More More Uber accepts Swiss court decision on employee This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 The US ride-hailing firm Uber says it will not appeal a Swiss court verdict that a former driver should be classified as an employee of the platform.
More More Swiss National Bank accused of lagging behind in green investment This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 Swiss banks and retirement funds are still investing enormous sums in fossil fuel companies and thereby contributing to global warming.
More More Vocational baccalaureate system struggles to grow This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 Dec 3, 2020 The number of young people taking a qualification that allows you to study after an apprenticeship is stagnating.
More More Number of suspected Covid bail-out fraud cases explodes This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 Switzerland is investigating more than 4,500 cases of suspected abuse by companies claiming emergency bailout loans during the coronavirus pandemic.
