A majority of the candidates putting themselves forward for election as federal parliamentarians on 20 October 2019 favour raising Switzerland’s retirement age to 67, according to a survey done by Smartvote and reported in the newspaper NZZ am Sonntag. This could produce a parliamentary majority on the issue after the federal election. Switzerland’s official retirement […]
Swiss need to retire at 67, says parliamentary commission
Le Matin. The Swiss might need to work until 67. In a report, a parliamentary commission suggests automatically raising the statutory retirement age, as part of a set of measures designed to eliminate a large pension funding shortfall brought on by an aging population and falling investment returns. The state pension system needs to find […]
