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Number of unemployed in Switzerland drops by 4%

This content was published on Jan 9, 2018 The Swiss unemployment rate fell from 3.3% in 2016 to 3.2% in 2017.

Kurt Sieber: 57 years in Japan – thoughts of a retiree

This content was published on Jan 7, 2018 Swiss businessman Kurt E. Sieber went to live in Japan in 1960. What does he think about his chosen home?

Social security and Swiss pension system

Swiss social security is split into three ‘pillars’, to help retired people continue to finance their way of life after retirement.

Trade unions call for fewer hours, more gender equality

This content was published on Jan 4, 2018 The Swiss Trade Union Federation is demanding shorter work weeks, compensation for pension losses and enforcement of equal pay for men and women.

Foreign multinationals employ about one in ten

This content was published on Dec 21, 2017 Just under 11% of Switzerland’s total workforce was employed by affiliates of foreign multinationals.

Bondo landslide damage estimated at CHF41 million

This content was published on Dec 14, 2017 The massive landslide that swept through Bondo, a small village in canton Graubünden, in August caused damage of around CHF41 million.

Employers predict upswing in job market

This content was published on Dec 12, 2017 The report by the Swiss recruitment agency Manpower, which consulted 759 employers, predicted the net outlook for recruitment in the first quarter of 2018 to be 3% – the most optimistic forecast since the first quarter of 2011. “This upbeat forecast demonstrates that the economic recovery is expected to gradually have a knock-on effect on…

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Women in Switzerland do CHF250 billion in unpaid work

This content was published on Dec 11, 2017 People in Switzerland performed 9.2 billion hours of unpaid work in 2016. Had they been compensated, it would have cost CHF408 ($412) billion.

Autodesk to shut Neuchâtel offices

This content was published on Nov 30, 2017 US software manufacturer Autodesk is closing its offices in Neuchâtel in northwest Switzerland, affecting more than 230 employees.

Opinion

Switzerland, where failure is not an option

This content was published on Nov 28, 2017 Switzerland, says Grégoire Barbey, does not tolerate failure. The country has two faces, one shiny and successful, the other difficult and repressed.

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