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Zurich workers “undisputed” wage champions

This content was published on Aug 19, 2009 Geneva workers also do well. UBS figures show that net wages of people employed in Switzerland’s two largest cities are higher than anywhere else. But Zurich and Geneva – along with Oslo, Copenhagen and Tokyo – are also the world’s priciest. Manila, Delhi, Jakarta and Mumbai found themselves among the bottom in terms of wage…

Adecco revenue falls under economic downturn

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 The Swiss-based company announced a second-quarter net loss of €147 million (SFr225 million) on Tuesday as revenues continued to fall during the global economic downturn. Analysts had been forecasting a profit of €29 million. The tumble was a sharp contrast to the same period last year when the group recorded a net profit of €212…

Swiss jobless rate continues to worsen

This content was published on Aug 7, 2009 Seco reported on Friday that the rate had risen from 3.6 per cent in June, an increase of 5,111 persons. The July rate is the highest since February 2006 and is 57.7 per cent higher than a year ago. The figures show that the number of people seeking employment had risen by 5,147, to a…

A career woman changes her view of the financial system

This content was published on Jul 23, 2009

Young banker finds his real calling

This content was published on Jul 13, 2009

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Taking heavy loads up the mountains

This content was published on Jul 5, 2009

Outlook grim as job losses stack up

This content was published on Jun 24, 2009 Swiss engineering firm Sulzer announced 1,400 global redundancies on Wednesday while chemicals maker Clariant confirmed 500 job losses at the weekend. Other manufacturers, the watch and finance industries are also laying off workers. The run of bad news appears to confirm the expectation of economists that some 5.5 per cent of the workforce will be…

Employment situation still bleak

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said in a report issued on Monday that the number of people registered at job centres at the end of May was 135,128, or 3.4 per cent of the workforce. This was down by 1,581 from April. However, the lower figure was the result of seasonal factors and…

Higher retirement age for women moves closer

This content was published on Jun 3, 2009 Supporters of Wednesday’s move said it was needed to ensure that there is still enough money to finance pensions as the population gets older. Raising the age at which women can draw their state pension is expected to save about SFr850 million ($795 million). The vote passed by 29 to seven. It was opposed by…

Minister calls for more money to help jobless

This content was published on May 31, 2009 She is to propose to the cabinet up to an additional SFr400 million ($375 million) for a package of measures. “We need SFr300 – 400 million above the SFr600 million which is in the budget for unemployment insurance for special measures for the labour market,” she told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper. That would mean an investment…

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