Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Switzerland as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Switzerland: Federal corporate tax reform
A Federal corporate tax reform has received Swiss voters’ approval and is set to take effect in January 2020 …
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Switzerland: Internal salary analysis
An amendment to the Swiss Gender Equality Act requires that employers with 100+ staff conduct an internal salary analysis every four years …
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Switzerland: Stricter language skill requirements for foreign nationals
Although Switzerland has three official languages, the new Foreign Nationals and Integration Act aims at facilitating the integration of foreign nationals into the country …
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Switzerland: ILO blacklists Switzerland
Ironically, as the ILO is based in Geneva, Switzerland has recently been added to the ILO’s blacklist, along with some 40 countries that are not compliant with their international obligations …
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Switzerland: Referendum on guns threatens Switzerland’s membership of Schengen
Swiss membership of the EU Schengen visa-free travel region will end if citizens vote in a referendum on the 19th of May against new EU gun controls …
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Switzerland: New national salary calculation tool
A new national salary calculation tool has recently been published by the federal authorities …
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Switzerland: Quotas for UK citizens in the event of a No-Deal Brexit
The Swiss government has allotted a new separate quota for British citizens who wish to work in Switzerland in the event of a No-Deal Brexit …
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Switzerland: Analysis of the pay gap between women and men in 2016
Latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) indicated that the overall pay gap between men and women contracted from 21 …
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Switzerland: Government commission favours parental leave over paternity leave
The Swiss federal government has asked the Commission for Family issues for its recommendations on changing parental rights …
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Switzerland: Part-time employment in Switzerland second highest in Europe
Latest figures from The Swiss Federal Statistical Office showed that in Q2 2017, 36 …
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Switzerland: New draft bill on private sector whistleblowing
The Federal Counsel has issued a new draft bill for whistleblowing protection in the private sector …
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Switzerland: Government to make homophobia and transphobia illegal
The Federal council has voted to update Switzerland’s penal code so that any act of homophobia could be punishable by up to three years imprisonment …
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Switzerland: Work permit quotas for 2019 released
According to the Swiss Federal Council, in 2019 the total annual quota for Non-EU work permits will be increased by 1,000 to 4,500 long-term (B) permits, whereas the short-term (L) permit quotas will be decreased by 500 to 4,000 …
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Switzerland: New job reporting obligation for employers
Employers may not now advertise any job positions where the unemployment rate exceeds 8% (5% from 2020) until they have notified the position to the regional unemployment office (RAV) …
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Switzerland: Government rejects proposed burqa ban
On the 27th of June, the Swiss federal government opposed the idea of a nationwide ban on facial coverings in public, saying it’s up to the cantons to legislate on the issue …
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