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Union rails against strong franc measures

This content was published on Feb 6, 2015 The Swiss Trade Union Federation has spoken out against some firms’ plans to pay cross border workers in euros or extend working hours.

Employers urged to leave ages out of job ads

This content was published on Feb 6, 2015 The Swiss Employers‘ Association has called for more careful consideration on the part of employers when it comes to writing age requirements in job ads.

Swiss getting less sleep than in past

This content was published on Feb 6, 2015 People today are getting less sleep, a trend that’s linked to health and economic risks.

Mass redundancies announced at Tamoil refinery

This content was published on Jan 29, 2015 Tamoil, which has its headquarters in the Netherlands, has set itself a deadline of March 31 to find a buyer. Staff representatives on Thursday expressed their determination to Tamoil management of getting a social plan “that will live up to their expectations”. Negotiations are set to begin on February 5. The firm had announced on…

Shorter work hours touted in response to strong franc

This content was published on Jan 27, 2015 Swiss companies may reduce employees’ hours to help compensate for the current exchange rate fluctuations.

Switzerland’s booming job market

This content was published on Jan 15, 2015 In 2014 approximately 25,000 new full-time vacancies opened up. Experts say that 2015 will see another 20,000 new jobs created. Employment statistics show how numbers of the working population have remained constant throughout the 1990s and increased steadily in the last ten years. The reasons behind this boom can be traced back to the treaties…

Short on workers, a Swiss company trains them stateside

This content was published on Jan 13, 2015 A Swiss firm helped launch one of the most successful European-style apprenticeship networks currently operating on US soil.

No quotas, say business leaders

This content was published on Jan 8, 2015 Switzerland’s leading business groups say that strict quotas are not the way to handle last February’s vote to limit immigration.

Working at home to be replaced by machines

This content was published on Jan 8, 2015

Job sharing not embraced by Swiss bosses

This content was published on Dec 15, 2014 Less than a fifth of Swiss companies offer the possibility of job sharing to employees, according to a survey.

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