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 Switzerland moves to end pensions system that sees men earn twice as much as women Due to the structure of Switzerland’s pension system, female pensioners in Switzerland receive on average half the amount men do. But could that soon change? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200109/with-mens-pensions-twice-that-of-women-switzerland-mulls-reform Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:46:53 +0100 with-mens-pensions-twice-that-of-women-switzerland-mulls-reform Older Swiss reject increasing the retirement age: Study 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 Swiss cooks ordered to stun lobsters before boiling The Swiss government on Wednesday ordered an end to the common culinary practice of throwing flailing lobsters into boiling water, ruling that they must be knocked out before they are killed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180110/swiss-cooks-ordered-to-stun-lobsters-before-boiling Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:17:22 +0100 swiss-cooks-ordered-to-stun-lobsters-before-boiling Should rich grandparents be obliged to financially support relatives in need? A Swiss law that requires wealthy people to help financially support their relatives was thrown in the spotlight this weekend after a grandfather refused to contribute to his grandson’s upkeep. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170911/should-grandparents-be-obliged-to-financially-support-their-relatives Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:01:45 +0200 should-grandparents-be-obliged-to-financially-support-their-relatives