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Exporting the Swiss apprenticeship model

This content was published on Aug 23, 2012 Small groups of young people in suits and sneakers wind their way around the stands on the first floor of the House of Switzerland, the marketing platform for Switzerland during the Olympics. These adolescent Londoners have come to learn about the Swiss apprenticeship system. “I’m not doing much with my time these days. I want…

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Relying on innovation to boost economy

This content was published on Aug 2, 2012 It’s without a doubt one of the most widely agreed upon policy principles among decision makers and economists in Switzerland today: to remain competitive at the international level, Swiss companies have to focus on innovation. The innovation mantra is even more popular in the context of a particularly challenging global economic environment. The eurozone’s public…

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Industrial roots hold firm despite strong franc

This content was published on Jul 29, 2012 But escalating fears that Switzerland is being stripped of its industrial base by the strong franc has been downplayed by manufacturers and trade unions despite thousands of recent job cuts and the relocation of production abroad. The recent rash of production line relocations to more cost effective countries, despite the Swiss National Bank setting an…

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Domestic production key despite shift abroad

This content was published on Jul 29, 2012 Faced with an economic crisis in Europe and the shift in demand for its products towards emerging markets, the firm decided in 2009 to manufacture most of its machine tools in China. At the same time as closing a plant in Schaffhausen and selling off its Meyrin factory, with the cost of hundreds of Swiss-based…

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Porn-in-schools plan leads to resignation

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Markus Theunert, a psychologist and sociologist, stood down on Tuesday, saying he was not prepared to quit his other job as president of Männer.ch, a national organisation for men and fathers, where he has been active on paternity leave and equality issues. His problems started on July 15 when, wearing his Männer.ch hat, he told the…

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Commuting in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 19, 2012 Too crowded, too expensive, too dirty – critics of the Swiss railways always find something to complain about. But what does the average commuter think?

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Too many specialists, not enough GPs

This content was published on Jun 30, 2012

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Swiss employees generally happy at work

This content was published on Jun 25, 2012 The report, drawn up jointly with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, compares working conditions in Switzerland with those in countries of the European Union, and how these have changed between 2005 and 2010. “In no country of the European Union is working time as flexible as in Switzerland,” the study said.…

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Switzerland: We look after our own

This content was published on Jun 19, 2012 “To my knowledge, we are one of the rare countries which delivers welfare assistance of this kind to their citizens living in foreign countries,” said Sandro Monti, head of the Social Assistance Unit for Swiss Abroad (ASE) within the Federal Justice Office. “Sure, other states also help their citizens in need when abroad but it’s…

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