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Laid-off workers urged to help harvest crops

This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 Swiss farmers are asking people who have been temporarily laid off work in their normal jobs to help bring in the spring harvest.

How much do Swiss people earn today?

This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 In this year’s Swiss salary round-up, we focus on the people working especially hard during the coronavirus crisis.

Healthcare workers seek partial unemployment benefits

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 With the ban on non-emergency surgeries and other procedures, some hospitals and medical practices are applying for partial unemployment support.

Laura Werth, calibrating respirator on production line

Helping people to breathe

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Production has been stepped up at a company in eastern Switzerland that makes breathing machines.

Start-up firms feel frozen out of coronavirus bailout funds

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Start-ups are falling through the cracks of a state-sponsored funding scheme designed to keep companies afloat during the coronavirus crisis.

The Hotel Loewen in Zug in central Switzerland

Pandemic could cost Swiss tourism sector CHF6 billion

This content was published on Mar 31, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic means ski resorts, hotels and restaurants are closed or at a standstill and jobs are at risk.

Apartment block at dawn, light in one window

Swiss real estate market suffers fallout from epidemic

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 The Covid-19 crisis could spell an end to the previously rosy situation for Switzerland’s real estate investors.

Swiss firms rush to claim emergency coronavirus loans

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 The loan facility has already promised CHF6.6 billion in funding of up to CHF500,000 to nearly 32,000 firms – an average of CHF207,000 per company. The speed at which loans have been claimed so far may justify estimates from economists that it will need to grow in size to fulfil its purpose of protecting SMEs…

Record exports drive up Swiss chocolate sales

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 Domestic consumption of the delicacy also grew slightly following declining demand in previous years. Sales for Swiss chocolate makers rose 2.2% in 2019 to reach almost CHF1.79 billion. Nearly three quarters of sales were achieved abroad, a proportion that increased slightly from 72.5% in 2018 to 73.7% last year. The European Union is the most…

Swiss Post working overtime to cope with online shopping boom

This content was published on Mar 28, 2020 With all but non-essential businesses and shops in the country closed, the postal service has seen its workload increase dramatically as housebound residents order online.

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