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 Switzerland currently has no statutory paternity leave, with most fathers only allowed to take one ‘family day' of leave when their child is born. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200207/swiss-to-vote-on-paternity-leave Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:13:23 +0100 swiss-to-vote-on-paternity-leave The city of Basel wants to introduce a combined parental leave of 24 weeks, which would enable both parents to spend more time with their children. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191025/could-basel-dads-get-several-weeks-of-paternity-leave Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:29:58 +0200 could-basel-dads-get-several-weeks-of-paternity-leave Fathers in Switzerland are set to receive two weeks off work after the government proposed a compromise with family leave campaigners. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191003/switzerland-set-to-introduce-two-week-paternity-leave-after-referendum-attempt-withdrawn Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:40:16 +0200 switzerland-set-to-introduce-two-week-paternity-leave-after-referendum-attempt-withdrawn The Swiss parliament on Wednesday backed a proposal that will see fathers in the country get two weeks of paid paternity leave. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190911/fathers-in-switzerland-to-get-two-weeks-paid-paternity-leave Wed, 11 Sep 2019 23:10:34 +0200 fathers-in-switzerland-to-get-two-weeks-paid-paternity-leave The finance commission of the National Council – Switzerland’s lower house of parliament – has come out in favour of giving fathers in Switzerland two weeks paternity leave in the first six months after the birth of their child. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190705/paternity-leave-supporters-gain-small-victory-in-long-running-battle Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:28:06 +0200 paternity-leave-supporters-gain-small-victory-in-long-running-battle A study of family-friendly policies in OECD and EU countries released by the United Nations Children’s fund (UNICEF) has ranked Switzerland lowest among European countries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190614/switzerland-ranked-worst-for-families-among-european-countries-by-unicef-study Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:35:56 +0200 switzerland-ranked-worst-for-families-among-european-countries-by-unicef-study The Swiss government has come out against a popular initiative calling for fathers in the country to be given four weeks statutory paternity leave. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190523/swiss-government-rejects-plans-for-statutory-paternity-leave Thu, 23 May 2019 23:03:27 +0200 swiss-government-rejects-plans-for-statutory-paternity-leave The Swiss parliament may be dragging its heels on paternity leave, but individual companies are starting to take the initiative when it comes to giving staff time off after their children are born. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190502/volvo-switzerland-to-offer-staff-six-months-parental-leave-family-parenting Thu, 02 May 2019 11:32:02 +0200 volvo-switzerland-to-offer-staff-six-months-parental-leave-family-parenting Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is planning to offer parental leave of 14 weeks to its employees, Swiss media reported recently – an announcement that has sparked renewed political debate about paternity leave in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190305/paternity-leave-novartis-to-offer-parents-14-weeks-parental-leave Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:51:19 +0100 paternity-leave-novartis-to-offer-parents-14-weeks-parental-leave An expert commission called for Switzerland to catch up with the rest of the developed world by introducing nine and a half months of paid parental leave. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180821/switzerlands-new-38-week-parental-leave-proposal-what-you-need-to-know Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:03:37 +0200 switzerlands-new-38-week-parental-leave-proposal-what-you-need-to-know A popular initiative calling for 20 days paternity leave for fathers has gathered the required number of signatures to push it to a referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170605/paternity-leave-initiative-moves-closer-to-public-vote-in-switzerland Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:05:37 +0200 paternity-leave-initiative-moves-closer-to-public-vote-in-switzerland The lower house of parliament has rejected a bill proposing that parents in Switzerland should be able to share 18 months parental leave following the birth of their child. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160930/shared-parental-leave-too-expensive Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:06:37 +0200 shared-parental-leave-too-expensive The issue of paternity leave in Switzerland is back on the agenda once again as backers launch a popular initiative calling for four weeks leave for fathers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160525/paternity-leave-backers-push-for-public-vote Wed, 25 May 2016 12:08:19 +0200 paternity-leave-backers-push-for-public-vote Voters in the tiny Swiss canton of Glarus on Sunday narrowly voted in favour of plans to extend paternity leave for civil servants in the region to five days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160502/swiss-canton-boosts-paternity-leave-to-five-days-glarus Mon, 02 May 2016 12:17:50 +0200 swiss-canton-boosts-paternity-leave-to-five-days-glarus