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 How to cope with stress and anxiety during the corona crisis in Switzerland Frankfurt-based online counsellor and psychotherapist Matthew Reynolds shares his tips for coping with the coronavirus as an expat living far away from home. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200326/how-to-cope-with-stress-and-anxiety-during-the-corona-crisis-in-switzerland Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:45:01 +0100 how-to-cope-with-stress-and-anxiety-during-the-corona-crisis-in-switzerland Stress and burn-out rises ‘dramatically’ in Swiss workplaces Workers in Switzerland are suffering from more stress than ever. The rate of burnout in the Swiss workplace has seen a dramatic increase since 2012, with work stoppages rising by 50 percent. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200113/burn-out-risk-swiss-workers-on-the-job-stress-rises-dramatically Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:03:18 +0100 burn-out-risk-swiss-workers-on-the-job-stress-rises-dramatically One in five Swiss employees 'very often stressed at work’ A total of 21 percent of Swiss employees are "very often or always" stressed at work, according to the new Swiss Health Survey 2017, published by the Federal Statistics Office. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190820/one-in-five-swiss-employees-very-often-stressed-at-work Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:23:09 +0200 one-in-five-swiss-employees-very-often-stressed-at-work Half of all Swiss bus drivers suffering from stress One in two bus drivers in Switzerland is suffering from the symptoms of stress, a new industry survey shows. That is twice the rate seen among the general population. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190304/half-of-all-swiss-bus-drivers-suffering-from-stress Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:53:14 +0100 half-of-all-swiss-bus-drivers-suffering-from-stress Swiss ski school scraps “stressful” races for young children A ski school in the eastern Swiss resort of Davos has pulled the plug on the traditional end-of-course races for its youngest participants, saying the beginner events are proving too stressful. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180207/swiss-ski-school-scraps-stressful-races-for-children-davos Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:19:36 +0100 swiss-ski-school-scraps-stressful-races-for-children-davos One third of Swiss teachers 'face burnout' One in three teachers in Switzerland say they suffer symptoms of depression at least once a month and are at risk of burnout. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141026/one-third-of-swiss-teachers-face-burnout-report Sun, 26 Oct 2014 23:26:00 +0100 one-third-of-swiss-teachers-face-burnout-report Quarter of workers 'stressed out': survey More than 40 percent of employed people in Switzerland believe they suffer from overwork, while a quarter of them say they are stressed out, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141020/quarter-of-workers-stressed-out-new-survey Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:31:00 +0200 quarter-of-workers-stressed-out-new-survey Swiss museum clinic tries to cure information junkies <p>The Libyan war, the Greek debt crisis and the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal have all been rich fodder this year for news junkies -- but is today's information overload healthy?</p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20111117/1785 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:25:00 +0100 1785