In the second quarter of 2018, the number of jobs in Switzerland rose to 5.048 million, a 2.1% increase on the second quarter of 2017. Regions rising the most were Lake Geneva (+3.0%), north west Switzerland (+3.0%), central Switzerland (+2.4%) and Zurich (+2.1%). Rises in job numbers in eastern Switzerland (+1.6%), Mittelland (+1.3%) and Ticino […]
Parent-teacher relations a major concern in French-speaking Swiss schools
For the first time, a survey by Switzerland’s head teachers’ association asked about parent-teacher relations. In French-speaking1 Switzerland, 55% listed parent-teacher relations as a principle concern, in second place after concern over the health of teachers (73%), who are finding their job increasingly stressful. Across the rösti graben in German-speaking Switzerland, 45% thought parent-teacher relations […]
Switzerland has more job vacancies than jobseekers
Speaking to Tages-Anzeiger, Cornel Müller, director of marketing at x28, Switzerland’s largest job search aggregator, said there was a large jump in the number of jobs available in Switzerland compared to one year ago. At the end of 2017, 178,000 vacant posts were advertised, 22,000 more than at the end of 2016. The meta search […]
Women in Switzerland do far more housework than men, particularly in three areas
Recent statistics on unremunerated work in Switzerland show a slight shift towards a more equal spit of domestic chores, however men still lag substantially behind women in three areas. In 2016, 7.1 billion hours were invested in unpaid domestic work, a little less than the 7.9 billion hours dedicated to paid work. In 2010, an […]
Switzerland continues to suffer a shortage of childcare, says report
Across the country there is less than one childcare place for every three preschool-aged children, according to a recent OFAS report. There are wide regional variations. French-speaking cantons have the highest numbers of nursery places. In Geneva, there are 29 full-time places for every 100 preschool-aged children. Neuchâtel (27) and Vaud (26) are next. Cantons […]
Two Swiss universities make top 50 of global ranking
Two Swiss universities made the top 50 in the times higher education 2018 world university ranking of 1,000 universities. The ranking is described as the only global university performance table to judge research-intensive universities across all of their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, […]
Swiss gender pay gap only 2 percent, says study
A report published by the head hunting firm Korn Ferry finds pay differences between men and women doing the same job are statistically insignificant. The report says that while it is true that, as a group, women get paid less than men, it is not because they receive less for the same work. It is […]
Median Swiss salaries by occupation, region, gender and immigration status
If you have ever wondered how much employees in Switzerland get paid you can check with the online tool Salarium, created by the Swiss government. The information is compiled from a database of numbers from a salary survey done in 2014. After entering five required bits of information: region, business sector, occupation, professional position and working hours, the […]
How much pocket money Swiss kids get varies hugely by linguistic region
A study requested by Credit Suisse and Pro Juventute shows how much pocket money habits vary across Switzerland. Of the 14,000 adults surveyed a clear majority said it was their job to teach their children how to deal with money. Parents in the lowest earning category (less than CHF 50,000 p.a.) placed greater emphasis on teaching their […]
Men in Switzerland doing more around the house
The average number of hours spent on domestic tasks by men in Switzerland rose by 10% between 2010 and 2016 according to a report by Switzerland’s federal statistical office. The 17.9 hours dedicated to domestic work by an average man every week was 36% less than that of an average woman. Men however were not […]
