https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed With a strong and resilient job market, Zurich is a major destination for international workers. But how important is speaking German - and can you get by if you only speak English? https://www.thelocal.com/20220204/how-hard-is-finding-work-in-zurich-without-speaking-german Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:06:18 +0100 how-hard-is-finding-work-in-zurich-without-speaking-german By the end of 2024, Geneva recorded 24,835 new cross-border commuters from France— a figure never seen since the canton started to collect such statistics in 1989. https://www.thelocal.com/20250121/why-genevas-record-number-of-cross-border-workers-spells-bad-news-for-france Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:07:50 +0100 why-genevas-record-number-of-cross-border-workers-spells-bad-news-for-france Most companies in Switzerland pay wages to their employees based on a 13-month system. How does this work? https://www.thelocal.com/20210524/explained-what-is-the-13th-salary-in-switzerland-and-how-is-it-calculated Mon, 24 May 2021 13:27:27 +0200 explained-what-is-the-13th-salary-in-switzerland-and-how-is-it-calculated Find out everything you need to know about working in Switzerland with The Local's weekly roundup of jobs news. https://www.thelocal.com/20210812/working-in-switzerland-a-weekly-roundup-of-the-latest-job-news Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:21:41 +0200 working-in-switzerland-a-weekly-roundup-of-the-latest-job-news