The Local Switzerland 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 Swiss court declares Uber driver 'employee not contractor' A Swiss court has ruled that a former Uber driver was an employee of the ride-sharing firm, not an independent contractor, in a potentially landmark decision, the driver's lawyer said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190506/swiss-court-declares-driver-an-uber-pop-employee-labour-law Mon, 06 May 2019 21:46:21 +0200 swiss-court-declares-driver-an-uber-pop-employee-labour-law Swiss cleaning firm dupes refugees into working for free A Swiss cleaning firm working for McDonald's is in trouble after promising refugees work permits if they worked for free for three months. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160122/duped-refugees-clean-swiss-mcdonalds-for-free Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:21:41 +0100 duped-refugees-clean-swiss-mcdonalds-for-free Voters end petrol station shop 'absurdities' Petrol service station shops on Swiss motorways and major roads serving travellers will be able to open all night and on Sundays after voters backed a government change to labour law. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130922/voters-end-petrol-station-shop-absurdities Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:09:00 +0200 voters-end-petrol-station-shop-absurdities