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2023 LinkedIn Zürich Networking Group Information

Contents Zürich Networking Group LinkedIn Annual Group Update – June 2023 A major Zürich Networking Group update was last done in 2021 and listed here on this website in February 2021. This is the follow-up for the group at the end of May 2023 as we move to a new membership year starting June 1st 2023. A lot of work was done over the past 12 months to reach out to all who had left Zurich or Switzerland to see if being a member of our local group was to be of value to them. This resulted in the loss of 513 group members in total on LinkedIn, some remained as followers and others less than 30 as newsletter subscribers. The Zürich Networking Group grew from 5,798 members in Feb 2021 to 7,901 members in the LinkedIn group on May 31st, 2023. The group members percentage is geographically located as: 74.72% of members have profiles showing their location is Zurich or the greater Zurich area. 7.8% of members are located outside Switzerland ( was 7.1% in 2021). 17.2% of members have profiles showing their location to be in Switzerland but not in Zurich. The policy of checking profiles for

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February 2021 unemployment and job cuts Zurich Switzerland

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 (RAV) at the end of February 2021. The decrease of unemployed persons registered with the regional employment centres (RAV) was down by 1,800 on 31 Jan 2021. Here begins the fun and games as many long-term unemployed start to drop off the unemployment register. The hidden “job seekers” and mature age (over 45yrs old as well) who will live off their pensions and savings and de-register make this decrease “fiction” not fact. What was the unemployment rate in Switzerland in February 2021 as compared to January 2021? The registered unemployment rate in Switzerland in February 2021 was 3.6% down by 0.1% on the rate for January 2021. How did the number of people unemployed in Switzerland in February 2021 compare to 12 months earlier in February 2020? There was an increase in the number of people unemployed in January 2021 as compared with January 2020

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January 2021 unemployment and job cuts Zurich Switzerland

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 (RAV) at the end of January 2021. The increase of unemployed persons registered with the regional employment centres (RAV) was up by 6,208 on December 2020. What was the unemployment rate in Switzerland in January 2021 as compared to December 2020? The registered unemployment rate in Switzerland in January 2021 was 3.7% up by 0.2% on the rate of 3.5% in December 2020 to 3.7%. How did the number of people unemployed in Switzerland in January 2021 compare to 12 months earlier in January 2020? There was a significant increase in the number of people unemployed in January 2021 as compared with January 2020 in Switzerland. The increase in the number of registered unemployed people was 48,735 people, up by 40.3% on the number unemployed in the month of Jan 2020. What was the youth unemployment situation in January 2021 Youth unemployment (15-24 year olds)

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October 2020 Unemployment News and Company Job Cuts Switzerland

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. The decision means various Austrian and Swiss units will be folded into an Austrian family company with the headquarters remaining in the Alpine town of Wattens, near Innsbruck. The new structure should allow faster decisions about new products, personnel and investments, management has said. While legal disputes are likely to follow, the company has said it won’t stop the process. Buchbauer has said the company needs to offer fewer but more exclusive items under its own brand, and cut back its network of 3,000 boutiques. The 6,000 previously announced job cuts equal about 20% of Swarovski’s workforce. The turnaround will take two to three years to execute as sales are expected to fall by about a third this year. Read Full Press Release On Bloomberg.com 12/10/2020 RUAG International reacts to Covid-19 impact and accelerates job cuts RUAG International will accelerate its transformation to ensure its

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2020 November Covid-19 Coronavirus Zurich Switzerland In English

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 from 6am–11pm Please note: Infoline does not provide any medical advice. Latest News This Month 30.11.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalized Numbers in Zurich including weekend cases and reported fatalities Canton Office of Public Health Confirmed: Number of cases tested positive: 1,528 Number of hospitalised cases: 410 Number of hospitalised cases on a ventilator: 57 Number of deaths: 20 For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 30.11.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised Numbers in Switzerland since Friday. Federal Office of Public Health Confirmed in Switzerland Number of cases tested positive: 8,782 Number of hospitalised cases today: 399 (BAG warn on accuracy) Number of deaths in Switzerland Total: 195 For more information: Federal Health Offices – bag.admin.ch 30.11.2020 – Coronavirus COVID-19 Snapshot – Hospitalisations and Intubated / Intensive Care Patient Numbers 30.11.2020 – Coronavirus COVID-19 Snapshot – 14 Day Averages

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September 2020 Unemployment News and Company Job Cuts Switzerland

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 to the same month last year ( September 2019), unemployment has increased by 49,462 (+49.9%). Unemployment figures for September 2020 for those aged 50 to 64 in Switzerland The number of registered unemployed 50-64 year old people increased by 41 (+0.1%) to 39,876, an increase of 12,455 people (+45.4%) when September 2020 is compared to September 2019. Job seekers in September 2020 There are a total of 238,145 registered job seekers, an increase of 930 when compared to August 2020. The year on year comparison means there has been an increase of 66,722 people (+38.9%). Notified job vacancies in September 2020 As of July 1, 2018, the job registration requirement for professions with an unemployment rate of at least 8% was introduced throughout Switzerland. Thus was reduced to 5% as of January 1, 2020. The number of job vacancies registered with the REOs fell by

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Zurich Switzerland Monthly COVID-19 Coronavirus tracker October

2020 October Covid-19 Coronavirus Zurich Switzerland In English

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 Confirmed: Number of cases Tested positive: 958 in the last 24 hours Number of hospitalised cases: 239 Number of hospitalised cases on a ventilator: 22 Number of deaths: 12 Zurich canton has few districts with a low confirmed case count except for those on the edge of the canton to the north and east. Concerns from parents expressed on Twitter and in the news are growing that the age group 0 to 19 are being adequately tracked. Swiss national news reports pressure on ICU and hospital beds SRF.ch/news For more information: Zurich Canton Health Offices – gd.zh.ch 30.10.2020 – Current Coronavirus COVID-19 Positive Test and Hospitalised Numbers in Switzerland Federal Office of Public Health Confirmed: Cases Tested positive: 9,170 in the last 24 hours Hospitalised cases today: 279 (6,979 total year to date) Deaths – 51 (Total 2,035 in Switzerland) Total PCR Tests –

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09 2020 – Zurich Networking Group Newsletter

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 LinkedIn group was completed over the summer, it now numbers 3,984 members today. Why do this? The group dates back to 2009 and after 11 years, it is good group community practice to ask inactive, never posted to the group members, “do you still want to be a member of the group?” 147 people decided retirement, or just to be on the newsletter, simply not interested or have left Zurich were stated reasons to leave. The Zurich Networking Group Website visitor numbers are improving again from the super “low” of 2020 April and May. There were days when visitors were in the low 10s which is understandable as people navigate coronatimes. In July and August our year on year visitor trend line is lower but following the same trend month on month for 2019 which bodes well for the future. Events going forward will develop to introduce more co-hosted or Supporter

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August 2020 Unemployment News and Company Job Cuts Switzerland Report

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 slightly higher for women than for men (1.7% and 1.5% respectively). Those in partial unemployment are not classified as out of work, in the statistics. The over 50 long-term unemployed and those off the RAV register seeking work are also not included. The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said weekly hours per employed person fell by 9.5% in this period and there is a gender imbalance as more women were impacted. 223,000 people are now unemployed – that’s 17,000 more than 2019. Young people (15-24 years old) were particularly affected by the crisis: while the unemployment rate for the whole population climbed from 4.2% to 4.6%, it increased from 6.2% to 8.4% for this segment. Between the second quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2020, the number of employed Swiss nationals fell by 2.4%, however when residents with permits are reviewed, there were some

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Zurich Facemask Wearing Update and Mandatory in Shops

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 French-speaking regions. A rise in cases in recent weeks meant the seven-day rolling average for Switzerland reached 257.4 new cases per day, a 19% increase from the previous week. The canton of Zurich is currently the worst-affected region – a 27% increase from the previous week as the virus spreads rapidly amongst those aged below 40 years of age. In addition to the face masks in shops, Zurich restaurants will be obliged to collect customers’ contact details to assist with tracing. Name and phone number will be collected which in some ways is great news for marketeers who can add these clients into a CRM system for later follow-up. Stricter measures have also been introduced for clubs, bars and restaurants, where a 100-person limit will be tolerated for inside. Larger events and gatherings are possible for up to 300 people, but only with social distancing

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