Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Switzerland as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Switzerland: Rise in cross-border commuters
According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of foreign cross-border commuters working in Switzerland rose by 3 …
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Switzerland: Bill on new immigration quotas
The Swiss government has unveiled a Bill that would impose new quotas on EU workers from February 2017 …
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Switzerland: Questions over legitimacy of employers’ responses to currency appreciation
The recent decision of the Swiss National Bank to abandon its currency ceiling of 1 …
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Switzerland: New quotas for work permits
Pursuant to an amendment to the Swiss Ordinance on Admission, Stay and Employment, the Federal Council of Switzerland has approved measures to reduce the number of work permits available to both EU/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nationals and non-EU/EFTA nationals …
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Switzerland: Collectively agreed wage increases
According to the Federal Statistical Office, those employees affected by the main collective labour agreements in Switzerland received, on average, a 0 …
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Switzerland/Cyprus: Double tax treaty signed
On July 25th 2014, Switzerland and Cyprus signed a treaty against double taxation …
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Switzerland: Statistics on reduced working time
According to data released by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in Switzerland, reductions in working time (partial unemployment) affected 2,034 people in May 2014 …
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Switzerland: Dialogue on equal pay
The organisation responsible for the project ‘dialogue on equal pay’ in Switzerland has released a statement on the results achieved by the project …
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Switzerland: Extension of restriction on free movement of workers
The Federal Council of Switzerland has decided to extend the temporary restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers by a further two years …
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Switzerland: Voters say no to national minimum wage
Swiss voters have rejected an initiative to introduce the world’s highest national minimum wage …
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Switzerland: Backtrack on immigration restrictions
The Swiss government has announced that it will grant workers from Croatia access to its labour market …
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Switzerland: Preliminary figures on average wages published
According to preliminary data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the average gross wage for the private sector rose in 2012 to 6,118 francs (5,100 euros) — this represents a 3 …
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Switzerland: Rise in part-time workers
According to the 2013 Swiss Labour Force Survey conducted by the Federal Statistical Office, between 2003 and 2013 the number of part-time workers in Switzerland rose by 24 …
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Switzerland: Proposals to introduce a national minimum wage rejected
The Swiss government and Federal Council have rejected proposals by trade unions to introduce a national minimum wage fixed by the state …
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Switzerland: Consultation on shop opening hours
On February 19th 2014, the Swiss Federal Council started a consultation process on a new national law regarding shop opening hours …
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