https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The first compensation payments to Switzerland’s ‘contract children’ will be distributed in January, the government has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171222/swiss-government-pays-compensation-to-victims-of-abusive-placements Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:58:23 +0100 swiss-government-pays-compensation-to-victims-of-abusive-placements Victims of a former Swiss government policy that forced children into abusive work placements have hailed a “historic” decision in parliament after the upper house voted on Thursday to finally award them compensation for their suffering. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160916/swiss-slave-children-to-finally-get-compensation Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:56:38 +0200 swiss-slave-children-to-finally-get-compensation Beavers cause an estimated one million francs a year of damage, according to supporters of a motion asking the federal government to pay compensation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160309/government-rejects-plea-for-beaver-damage-compensation Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:51:35 +0100 government-rejects-plea-for-beaver-damage-compensation Top managers of Swiss companies continue to see their pay rise at significantly higher rates than for the lowest paid workers in their organizations, a new study released on Monday says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130624/union-decries-gap-between-those-at-top-and-bottom Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:35:00 +0200 union-decries-gap-between-those-at-top-and-bottom