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Wage dumping discovered at Swiss Post building site

This content was published on Oct 19, 2014 Ivano Marraffino, a regional spokesperson for the UNIA trade union in canton Solothurn where the incident occurred, confirmed a report in the SonntagsBlick newspaper detailing wage dumping. The Swiss Post gave the contract for the construction work at one of its package sorting facilities to a company in the Netherlands, which then outsourced it further…

Training to be the best: champion apprentices

This content was published on Oct 17, 2014 “How long have I got?” shouts an apprentice baker as she squeezes dollops of cream into a mixing bowl. “20 minutes!” comes the reply from a figure in the crowd. The teenager is one of many competing to be crowned the best Swiss apprentice in their field of work at a four-day championship of apprentices,…

Three out of four Swiss willing to work abroad

This content was published on Oct 6, 2014 According to a worldwide surveyExternal link of more than 200,000 job seekers conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and The Network, a global alliance of recruiting websites, the proportion of Swiss job seekers ready to move abroad for work is higher than the global average of around 64%. With over 75% expressing their willingness to…

Indian trailing spouses – in love and out of work

This content was published on Oct 5, 2014 They are educated, qualified and experienced. But many trailing spouses from India find it difficult embarking on a new work life in Switzerland.

Swiss labour costs highest in Europe

This content was published on Oct 2, 2014 Finance and insurance employees emerged as the most costly at CHF93.4 per hour. Next in line were employees in the information and communications sector, with labour costs of CHF76.75 per hour and the education sector at CHF71.20. The sectors with the lowest labour costs were administration and secretarial, at CHF48.80 per hour, with hotel and…

Work or study? The decision can confuse and divide

This content was published on Sep 30, 2014 Apprenticeships are part of the backbone of the Swiss career system, but today not every young person is sold on the idea.

Senior high school: more options, or decisions delayed?

This content was published on Sep 29, 2014 The number of young Swiss pursuing senior high school over apprenticeships has been rising, but half of them never graduate from university.

Swiss IT companies underscore need to recruit from abroad

This content was published on Sep 10, 2014 The Swiss IT sector is growing rapidly, increasing its workforce almost ten-fold since 2011. Despite efforts to bring in young workers, a skills shortage still persists that must partially be filled from abroad, the industry says.

Why can’t men make part-time work?

This content was published on Sep 10, 2014 “Lots of men feel responsible for their family’s financial security, they’re worried about their career being affected by their decision and they’re anxious about appearing unmotivated at work,” Jürg Wiler, co-leader of the ‘Teilzeitmann’ (Men Working Part-Time) campaign told swissinfo.ch Wiler is an advocate for men who want to achieve a bit more work-life balance…

Cities report increase in welfare recipients

This content was published on Aug 26, 2014 A report that looks at social welfare trends in 13 Swiss cities points to an overall 2.5% increase in the number of recipients of social welfare in 2013 compared to the year before.

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