Empowering local relationships
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
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
Since 6 July 2020 anyone arriving in Switzerland from a country or region with a high risk of infection must go into quarantine for ten days. 1. Who is subject to mandatory quarantine? Anyone entering Switzerland from a country or area with a high risk of infection must go into quarantine immediately after entering the … Read more