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Swiss Post to cut 60 full-time IT jobs in Switzerland
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (135+ words) A consultation procedure will be launched in mid-June, the company told Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA, thereby confirming a report published on Thursday in the French-language daily Le Temps. "We are not cutting any jobs in Switzerland to compensate for them…...
Swiss wages expected to wages rise, but not evenly
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (233+ words) Niche profiles, which are more difficult to find on the labour market, will be the main beneficiaries of the biggest adjustments, according to a survey published today by job placement firm Adecco. + How inflation and uncertainty affects Swiss wages Adecco…...
Fewer people work in cultural sector in Switzerland
1+ week, 6+ day ago (153+ words) The FSO said the decline in the number of professionals in the culture sector is comparable to that during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 and 2020. The decrease was greatest among male workers, Swiss nationals and in French-speaking Switzerland. The FSO uses…...
UNICEF: social background influences academic chances in Switzerland
3+ week, 2+ day ago (212+ words) In an international comparison, Switzerland is one of the countries where the gap in results between privileged and disadvantaged young people is particularly wide, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a press release on Tuesday. According to the…...
Phone bans in schools: why Swiss teachers are sceptical
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1073+ words) After studying German and Scandinavian studies in Zurich and Oslo, I graduated from the MAZ School of Journalism and worked as a journalist for different Swiss dailies and as a freelance writer covering a wide range of topics. I have…...
Swiss Teachers" Association advises against prominent religious symbols
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (440+ words) LCH President Dagmar R'sler said the decision was clear. In an interview with Tamedia newspapers on Saturday, she stressed that public schools in Switzerland must remain politically and religiously neutral, a duty that also applies to teachers. "In our view,…...
Initiative submitted in Geneva for truly inclusive schools
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) The initiative has received 5, 126 signatures, although 4, 214 are needed for it to succeed. "This is the first time in Switzerland that an initiative on inclusive schools has been successful," Olivier Dufour, vice-president of the federation, said on Tuesday. However, the cantonal…...
School entrance exams 'promote inequality': Swiss teaching boss
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (237+ words) In an interview with the Sonntags Blick newspaper, Thomas Minder questioned why the two-track secondary school system should test pupils" academic abilities so early. + Swiss teachers are well paid but stressed "We know from science that every transition in school…...
Eierl'set: when spring triumphs over winter in Swiss villages
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (1012+ words) I cover topics related to the Swiss Abroad and Swiss specialities, also producing a daily briefing for the Swiss Abroad community. I studied communication sciences, then worked as a reporter and video journalist for private radio and television. I have…...
Geneva minimum wage reduced for summer jobs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (146+ words) Voted for by the political right, employers and the cantonal government, this reduction in student pay for a maximum of 60 days per calendar year is intended to stem the decline in summer jobs, which have been deemed too costly since…...