ALL YEAR ROUND Following two years of renovation, the Olympic Museum of Lausanne is open again with an additional 1,000 m2 of exhibition space. The permanent exhibits have been redeveloped entirely for a new and improved visitor experience as well as innovative educational areas for younger visitors. The regular exhibits, which include ‘The Olympic World’, […]
Why people are leaving Verbier
An increasing number of avid skiers are choosing to purchase or rent an alpine retreat away from the busy, hard-core party and ski scene of Verbier. The reasons for moving go beyond Verbier’s high prices. Over the last decade many local business owners in Verbier have moved “down the valley”. Instead of working and living […]
The wrong tyres in Italy could cost you your car
Получить срочно займ 10000 рублей срочно на карту без отказа и бесплатно. For the holidays, make sure your car has summer tyres if you are thinking of driving into Italy. Until 14 October, the Italian government has declared it illegal to drive on Italian roads with winter or all-year-round tyres, in order to minimize road […]
Pay gap widens
Top executives earn more than 230 times the salary of their lowest-paid employee, according to a new study released by the Travail Suisse union. Its study of 27 Swiss companies suggests that the pay gap is widening, despite legislation mandated by a national referendum (the Minder initiative) to stop “abusive” pay in the country’s boardrooms.
Robyn Goss explores her husband’s efforts to get their kids interested in sport
With all the football fever in the air, my husband has been fantasising about – finally, finally – getting one of the children interested in sport. He gave up with me just after we met, but with his daughters … well, he might still have someone to watch the rugby with; to go to cricket […]
Cross-border car fines: lousy information
Last week’s front page story by Pamela Taylor on the risk of massive fines for cross-border driving with Swiss or EU-licensed vehicles has produced more vehement reader interest than any Le News story so far. It also appears that such problems are nothing new, but have been a relatively unknown fact of life for years. Furthermore, […]
Swiss army has more support than it has had in 20 years
ZURICH Despite Swiss voters refusing to back the purchase of 22 Gripen fighter planes from Sweden in a national referendum on 18 May, a new study finds that the army has more support than it has had in 20 years. The concept of neutrality was also favoured by a record 96% of respondents, rising to […]
Nestlé is no longer the most desired employer
According to an annual survey completed by 11,000 business students in Switzerland, Swiss company Nestlé is no longer the most desired employer. They chose instead American multibillion dollar company Google. Other companies on the list were UBS, Credit Suisse and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Trusting a stranger with your home
With summer holidays around the corner, many people will soon be heading off to exotic holiday destinations. Many holidaymakers will pay to stay in expensive hotels and resorts while leaving their homes in the beautiful Lake Geneva region empty. There is, however, a way to put your empty home to good use, save money and […]
Are schools ready for the future?
As the world of business, science and technology is changing around us, school education must follow suit. But do our schools prepare the citizens of tomorrow’s world adequately? The question is all the more pertinent now that China is taking over as a leading economy with a completely different take on education from most Western […]
