Workplace Switzerland

Decathlon recruitment mix-up exposes cross-border job tensions

This content was published on May 9, 2018 Why did a Decathlon job announcement by a cross-border workers’ group in France spark controversy in Geneva?

Swiss unemployment lower than it’s been in years

This content was published on May 8, 2018 The Swiss unemployment rate was 2.7% in April – a level last seen in July 2012.

Demonstrators protest outside Glencore s annual meeting in Zug

International trade unionists stage Glencore demo

This content was published on May 2, 2018 On Wednesday, some 40 trade unionists from as far as Australia and Africa protested the Swiss-based commodities giant’s treatment of workers.

A May Day rally in the centre of Basel in northwest Switzerland on May 1, 2018

Thousands of Swiss take to streets to mark May Day

This content was published on May 1, 2018 Workers and activists have been celebrating May Day in Switzerland with rallies in numerous cities.

Do the Swiss really pay so little tax?

This content was published on Apr 30, 2018 The percentage of personal income tax and social security contributions paid on Swiss wages is among the lowest of Western industrialised countries.

Unions seek to blacklist Swiss firms that underpay women

This content was published on Apr 30, 2018 Union umbrella group Travail Suisse is calling for the introduction of a blacklist to shame Swiss companies that fail to pay women and men equally.

Is Switzerland’s cross-border workforce at a crossroads?

This content was published on Apr 29, 2018 Swiss salaries are a draw for cross-border workers. But Switzerland’s job market doesn’t always live up to expectations.

Swiss travel and watch firms named best places to work

This content was published on Apr 26, 2018 Swiss International Air Lines has been ranked as the most attractive employer in a survey on the 150 largest companies in Switzerland.

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David Hachfeld, Public Eye

This content was published on Apr 24, 2018

Why are there hardly any strikes in Switzerland?

This content was published on Apr 23, 2018 Strikes: lots of them taking place in France, not so many in Switzerland. How come?

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