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Wage dumping held in check

This content was published on Apr 1, 2005 The measures were introduced to accompany the free movement of people agreement with the European Union, which has raised fears of wage dumping. Friday’s government report comes two months after trade unions accused cantons and employers of not doing enough to protect working conditions and minimum salaries. However, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco)…

Cantons act to curb youth unemployment

This content was published on Mar 25, 2005 The situation is particularly acute in the southern canton of Ticino where the jobless rate for 20-24 year olds stands at 9.8 per cent – more than double the national average. According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), around 30,000 young people are out of work. The jobless rate for 15-24 year olds…

Social security system has too many holes

This content was published on Mar 10, 2005 The authors of a national study say that increased cooperation among welfare agencies and more funding for counselling are needed. The research, funded by the National Science Foundation, concluded that the longer somebody has been out of a job, the more difficult they will find it to get work. It particularly highlighted that women and…

Women stuck in professional rut

This content was published on Mar 7, 2005 Research shows that women now study for almost as long as men, while three out of four women are part of the workforce. Two new reports presented on Monday by the Federal Statistics Office show that important steps have been taken towards achieving equality between the sexes. Researchers say this is partly because women are…

Unemployment rate stays unchanged

This content was published on Mar 7, 2005 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Monday that there were almost 1,600 fewer people receiving unemployment benefit, leaving a total of 160,451 out of work. The number of job seekers also fell slightly in February, with nearly 229,000 people registered as looking for employment. This figure includes people still employed or not…

Strike by Swiss staff hits flights from Geneva

This content was published on Feb 24, 2005 The four-hour stoppage came amid growing industrial unrest at the airline, which last month announced plans to axe up to 1,000 jobs by 2007. Union leaders said 25 maintenance staff downed tools in protest at what they described as “shabby treatment” by management. Rémy Pagani, secretary of the Public Workers’ Union, said Swiss had failed…

Swissmem says EU no vote would be disaster

This content was published on Feb 23, 2005 But Johann Schneider-Ammann of the industry umbrella group Swissmem warns against a “no” vote to a labour accord between Switzerland and the European Union. Swissmem bosses told a news conference in Zurich on Wednesday that their 290 member companies in the mechanical and engineering industries had seen a 7.1 per cent increase in orders for…

Parties discuss youth jobless measures

This content was published on Feb 11, 2005 But differences remain over a series measures proposed by Economics Minister Joseph Deiss. The official jobless rate among 15- to 24-year-olds currently stands at 5.1 per cent, against a national average of 4.0 per cent. The figures prompted calls for action from political quarters as well as trade unions ahead of talks on Friday between…

Smaller firms call for opening of Swiss economy

This content was published on Feb 10, 2005 SMEs – those with up to 250 employees – form the backbone of the national economy and account for well over two-thirds of the workforce in Switzerland. “The existence of Switzerland depends, as a small open economy, on a free market and on not clashing with other countries, in particular the EU,” said Edi Engelberger,…

Jobless figures send mixed message

This content was published on Feb 7, 2005 However, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) says the increase masks a more complex overall picture. Monthly figures published on Monday show that 162,000 people were officially registered as jobless in January – up 3,600 from December. The total number of people looking for jobs also increased by 1,990 to 229,624. The higher figure…

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