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Should robots be taxed for stealing jobs?

This content was published on Mar 7, 2017 If death and taxes are the only two things that a person can count on, should the latter apply to robots as well, as they take over human jobs?

Charging migrants for being allowed in

This content was published on Feb 20, 2017 Should migrants be charged a fee for being accepted in Switzerland? (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Geneva interns take part in global protest

This content was published on Feb 20, 2017 Some 100 interns protested outside the United Nations European headquarters on Monday as part of a global initiative to highlight the problem of unpaid internships.

Swiss teen works with brewery horses

This content was published on Jan 26, 2017 Too young to drive a car, and barely old enough to order a beer, a Swiss teen has an unusual job with horses at a brewery near Basel.

Swiss care system faces massive expansion

This content was published on Jan 24, 2017 As a result of the trend over the coming decades Switzerland must “dramatically” expand its care system, says the study on employment and productivity in the social sector published in December 2016 by the Federal Social Insurance Office. “The social services sector has now become a major economic sector, involving more and more resources and…

Initiative targets Swiss nursing shortage

This content was published on Jan 17, 2017 At a news conference in Bern on Tuesday, the Swiss Association of Nurses called on the Swiss government and cantons to invest in nursing with the goal of improving its status as a profession. The association has launched an initiative aimed at ameliorating Switzerland’s severe shortage of nurses, both male and female, which is on…

Jobs, money, and free beer

This content was published on Jan 8, 2017 Here are some of the stories we’ll be bringing you the week starting January 9.

Finland tests idea that fascinated Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 3, 2017 Finland has become the first country in Europe to provide a basic income experimentally for some unemployed citizens.

Who pays when cross-border workers lose jobs?

This content was published on Dec 19, 2016 Switzerland could start paying more for unemployed cross-border commuters under EU proposals to change the benefits system.

Bangladesh trade union joins FIFA Qatar complaint

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 The Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV) initially lodged the complaint at the Zurich Commercial Court earlier this year. It accuses Zurich-based FIFA of breaking global labour standards by awarding the competition to a country that operates the “kafala” employment system. This requires all foreign workers in Qatar, and other Gulf countries, to be sponsored by…

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