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The CHF 87,000 Swiss Median Salary figure translates to a gross monthly salary of CHF 7,250 for a full-time worker, up from CHF 7,024 per month recorded in the previous survey year, 2024.
Geneva's regulations have stood out as an outlier even by Swiss standards. The debate is intensifying as the Swiss heatwave grows longer and hotter.
Fire ban imposed across Zürich Canton as drought pushes forest fire risk to Level 4 to 5.
MeteoSwiss has issued heat warnings at level 3 out of 5, classified as "significant risk," across nearly the entire country, with an elevated warning in the Basel region.
The cantonal health authority reports a steady and accelerating rise in supervisory healthcare complaints across the entire system since the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Robot transport has proven its worth in everyday hospital life. It relieves the burden on staff, simplifies processes and creates more time for core tasks in the hospital," said City Councillor Andreas Hauri, head of the Department of Health and Environment, commenting on Zürich City Hospital's delivery robots.
The seized narcotics include MDMA, marijuana, cocaine, ketamine, hashish and amphetamine, as well as 15 kilograms of silver, as drug network is unravelled in Zürich.
Zürich's city president Raphael Golta expressed his condolences for the teen who lost her life during Zürich Storm. "Today’s news of the 16-year-old’s death fills us all with deep sorrow," he said.
The authorised march had been called at short notice the previous evening, serving as the launch event for the nationwide feminist strike.
Meteorologists are warning that the heat building over the country from Wednesday 18 June could be historic as Switzerland braces for record-breaking heatwave.
AI jobs in Switzerland rose from approximately 16,000 in 2024 to 25,000 in 2025.
Aargau loses out on 1,000 existing jobs as Hitachi Energy chooses Otelfingen for new Swiss campus.
Switzerland's revised Gender Equality Act (GEA) requires companies and public employers with 100 or more employees to carry out an internal equal pay analysis every four years and have the results verified by an independent body.
A man was stabbed and injured at a shop in Zürich's Seebach neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon after an altercation with another man. The suspected attacker was later arrested at his home.
Zug's extraordinary tax revenues mechanically increases its obligation to National Equalisation Fund poorer cantons year after year
Switzerland remains one of the few wealthy nations without a national statutory minimum wage. Zürich and Winterthur to introduce minimum wage soon.
Switzerland’s role in European space exploration is being immortalised in silver, with the Federal Mint Swissmint set to release a limited-edition commemorative coin honouring the country's contribution to the European Space Agency.
Swiss Armed Forces deployed as Geneva authorities and Anti-G7 Protesters clash over scheduled demonstration.
Gunvor said it is not the target of the investigation and is cooperating with authorities.
Zurich companies assessed their current business situation positively in May, but the canton said the outlook for the next six months remains muted.
The Office of the Attorney General is now investigating suspected terrorism.
Streets will be closed temporarily as ETH Zurich evacuation zone will cover the area around Leonhardstrasse, Tannenstrasse, Universitätsstrasse, Sonneggstrasse and Weinbergfussweg.
The three victims are Swiss citizens aged 28, 43, and 52. They were all taken to the hospital. Their conditions have not yet been disclosed.
So, how does a company founded in 2024, with a staff of around eight, take on the financial and legal exposure of a multi-hundred-million-dollar tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz?
Temperatures topped 30°C across multiple locations this week, as the Swiss heatwave takes over the country in May.
Zurich police reimburses the Winterthur crypto catfishing scam victim in full as they seize CHF 800,000
Zurich bans Rottweilers and confiscates dogs from owners who refused to comply
Zurich tightens dog rules and disease controls after busy year for veterinary office.
The circumstances of the accident remain under investigation.
For renters, the practical consequence is that the current pause in rent growth may not last long. The dampening effect from the lower reference interest rate will soon wear off, while higher energy prices linked to the Iran war could push construction costs up again.
Swiss Federal Railways says the December 2026 timetable change will bring “targeted improvements” across Switzerland, with more seats on busy commuter routes, new test services and some evening and night additions. SBB says the changes are modest compared with the major 2025 network expansion, but they are intended to better utilise available capacity. One of […]
The immediate human cost is clear. Around 80 workers are now facing job loss or uncertainty over their contracts, wages and next steps.
The housing proposals are likely to draw the most attention because they go to the heart of Zurich’s affordability crisis.
There will be diversions, cancellations, and timetable changes from 23 May to 15 June 2026 and 15 June to 3 July 2026.
Zurich’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.9% in April 2026 as construction and trade hiring surged. Discover how Middle East tensions are affecting the Swiss job outlook.
Police bust a major crypto money laundering ring, a manhunt for a violent assault suspect, and updates on the USZ heart surgery scandal.
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