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 From residence permits to health insurance cards, we look at the documents that every foreigner in Switzerland must be aware of. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181114/swiss-bureaucracy-7-essential-documents-you-need-to-know-about-work-permit-drivers-licence-health-insurance Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:07:38 +0100 swiss-bureaucracy-7-essential-documents-you-need-to-know-about-work-permit-drivers-licence-health-insurance Women, as well as residents of the French-speaking parts of Switzerland are the most hostile to changing the retirement age. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191007/older-swiss-reject-increasing-the-retirement-age-study Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:42:33 +0200 older-swiss-reject-increasing-the-retirement-age-study Unions have warned that strikes could continue throughout the autumn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181016/industrial-action-in-switzerland-construction-workers-take-to-the-streets Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:25:41 +0200 industrial-action-in-switzerland-construction-workers-take-to-the-streets The Swiss parliament is considering a new reform of corporate tax after voters last year rejected a proposed change to the law at the ballot box. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180608/new-corporate-tax-plan-passes-first-hurdle Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:36:14 +0200 new-corporate-tax-plan-passes-first-hurdle The failure of the two houses of parliament to agree on next year’s federal budget will result in hundreds of millions of francs going to pay off the country’s debt rather than fund pension provision. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171214/parliament-blocks-extra-funds-for-state-pension-scheme Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:35:30 +0100 parliament-blocks-extra-funds-for-state-pension-scheme With only just over a week to go until the Swiss people vote on a significant reform to the country’s pension system, the polls are neck and neck. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170913/polls-show-swiss-pension-reform-hangs-in-the-balance Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:08:28 +0200 polls-show-swiss-pension-reform-hangs-in-the-balance A narrow majority of Swiss will support a reform of the country’s old-age pension system in next month’s nationwide vote, a survey has found. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170818/survey-narrow-majority-in-favour-of-pension-reform Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:05:56 +0200 survey-narrow-majority-in-favour-of-pension-reform Switzerland is second only to Norway as the best country to spend your retirement, a global study has found. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170720/study-finds-switzerland-is-a-great-place-to-retire Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:17:06 +0200 study-finds-switzerland-is-a-great-place-to-retire Women in Switzerland will likely need to work for a year longer, after the lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to extend their retirement age to 65. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160928/bern-votes-to-make-swiss-women-work-longer Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:17:06 +0200 bern-votes-to-make-swiss-women-work-longer Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan to increase pension payments by ten percent. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160926/swiss-voters-say-no-to-higher-pensions Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:10:20 +0200 swiss-voters-say-no-to-higher-pensions Sixty-three percent of Swiss oppose an automatic raising of the pension age to 67 in the event the country’s social insurance plan (AHV) hits financial difficulties. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160912/swiss-reject-plans-to-raise-pension-age Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:41:31 +0200 swiss-reject-plans-to-raise-pension-age Retirement assets totalling close to three billion francs are lying dormant in Swiss occupational pension funds because their beneficiaries cannot be traced, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160104/pension-billions-lie-unclaimed-in-swiss-fund Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:06:23 +0100 pension-billions-lie-unclaimed-in-swiss-fund Switzerland beat out Norway and Sweden for the first place spot this year in an annual ranking of the best countries in the world to be old. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150910/switzerland-named-best-place-in-the-world-grow-old Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:42:30 +0200 switzerland-named-best-place-in-the-world-grow-old Switzerland is the best place in the world to spend your retirement, according to a global study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150218/study-swiss-enjoy-worlds-best-retirement Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:59:50 +0100 study-swiss-enjoy-worlds-best-retirement Switzerland has one of the best pension systems in the world but it lags behind those in Denmark and three other countries, according to an Australian study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141013/switzerland-ranks-among-best-for-pensions-report Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:25:00 +0200 switzerland-ranks-among-best-for-pensions-report Donald Rumsfeld, the controversial former US secretary of defence, is receiving around 5,000 francs ($5,680) a year in benefits from the Swiss social security system (AHV), according to a news report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140429/donald-rumsfeld-gets-swiss-social-benefits-report Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:04:00 +0200 donald-rumsfeld-gets-swiss-social-benefits-report Around 6.3 billion francs is waiting to be claimed after hundreds of thousands of workers in Switzerland changed jobs and “forgot” to transfer their occupational pension contributions, the authorities say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140103/billions-in-pension-contributions-lie-unclaimed Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:06:00 +0100 billions-in-pension-contributions-lie-unclaimed