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February 2021 Unemployment Update Registered unemployed figures for February 2021 from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). What was the total number of people unemployed in February 2021 in Switzerland? According to surveys by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) a total of 167,953 unemployed persons were registered with the Regional Employment Centres … Read more
January 2021 Unemployment Update Registered unemployed figures for January 2021 from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). What was the total number of people unemployed in January 2021 in Switzerland? According to surveys by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) a total of 169,753 unemployed persons were registered with the Regional Employment Centres … Read more
October Unemployment figures from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) awaited. October 2020 Job Cut Announcements 30/10/2020 Swarovski shareholders approve 6,000 job cuts and hundreds of store closures Swarovski shareholders approved the biggest overhaul in the crystal maker’s 125-year history, including 6,000 job cuts, after years of heated discussions among factions of the founding family. … Read more
2021 not far away, no-one traveling for Christmas, this is the last public post. Stay healthy and let us all wish everyone a lovely Christmas and we hope a happy New Year. Quick Links by weekly headers for November 2020 Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Daily 24 hours Infoline only operates … Read more
According to surveys conducted by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO): 148,560 unemployed people were registered with the regional employment centers (RAV) at the end of September 2020. This was a reduction of 2,551 than in August. The unemployment rate reduced by by 0.1% from 3.3% in August 2020 to 3.2% for September. Compared … Read more
Quick Links by weekly headers for October 2020 Switzerland – Coronavirus infoline +41 58 463 00 00 Daily 24 hours Infoline only operates from 6am–11pm Please note: Infoline does not provide any medical advice. Latest News This Month 30.10.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised Numbers in Zurich Canton Office of Public Health … Read more
Contents Welcome website reader, This is a copy of our personalised member newsletter sent monthly. September 2020 – Our Zurich Networking Group Community Update 3 Speakers – 3 Very Different Topics Hi, I thought I would give a quick update and explain where we are at the start of September. A clean up of the … Read more
The latest employment figures show that 85,000 fewer people are employed now than at the same time in 2019. This is the biggest year on year decline since 1993. The second quarter federal labour statistics late August show a 1.6% reduction in employed people in Switzerland compared with this time last year. The drop was … Read more
Zurich follows Basel as the second German-speaking canton to require customers to wear face masks in shops and shopping centres due to the spread of the new coronavirus. The new rule is effective in Zurich from August 27. It was expected because it already applies in the cantons of Vaud, Geneva and Neuchâtel in the … Read more
Contents Upcoming Vote September 27 In Switzerland a number of key votes were stalled because of COVID-19 and the impact of coronavirus. This means there are some very important votes which are upcoming and “off the radar” for many non-Swiss. Popular initiative ‘For moderate immigration (Limitation Initiative)’ Yes, you read that correctly. The right of … Read more