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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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How to network during the COVID-19 pandemic

Contents Introduction to Job boards Good job boards help you attract qualified candidates, on the flip side for candidates, they have an opportunity to look at not so well known job boards for a job in Zurich or Switzerland.  The candidates also benefit from having a good job board which reflects their needs for a specialist role or more flexible work offers and part-time work.   Switzerland’s tightening labour market means the competition for jobs and hires is still high at the start of 2020.  What is a job board? Why is it important to me as a job seeker? From a candidate’s perspective, a job board is a place to look for a job.  From an employer’s perspective, it’s an advertising and promotional platform where the viewing traffic of the candidate interest in a role is matched to their belief they are a qualified and good potential hire.  Is Indeed.ch or similar a job board? There are the major players like Monster, Indeed and even LinkedIn which are considered by many as a general job seeker job board.  They appear to “own” the market but they do not publish every job advertisement. There are a number of employers who see the size and

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2020 Zurich unemployment and job cuts

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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2020 Zurich unemployment and job cuts

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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Corona Virus Zurich Update

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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Traveller Quarantine Rules Zurich Switzerland COVID-19 In English

Travel Quarantine in English for Zurich Switzerland

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 country. They must also report to the cantonal authorities within two days. The list of countries or areas with a high risk of infection can be found in the COVID19 Ordinance on International Passenger Transport Measures and on the FOPH website www.bag.admin.ch/entry. This list is updated regularly. 2. How are travellers informed, and what happens at the border? Entry from a country or area with a high risk of infection does not differ significantly from entry from another country. In principle, travellers are expected to find out themselves about the entry requirements of the country they are travelling to in advance. Currently, on every flight to Switzerland travellers from countries or areas with a high risk of infection are informed that they must go into quarantine for 10 days. The same applies to scheduled buses from these countries. In addition, contact details are collected from

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