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Swiss security company Securitas is accused of recording about 20,000 labour-law breaches between 2023 and 2025, including excessively long shifts and inadequate rest periods. Internal-data analysis by SRF says around 900 employees working in prisons, hospitals and asylum centres may have been affected.
about 2 hours ago · 1 source
Parental leave
A Green Liberal initiative seeking to introduce statutory parental leave in Switzerland has collected more than 112,000 signatures. If formally validated, the proposal will force a nationwide debate over family policy, employers’ responsibilities and the country’s comparatively limited leave provisions.
Le News
Swiss politics
Swiss voters are expected to decide whether collective labour agreements should be allowed to override cantonal and municipal minimum wages. Unions and political parties have submitted more than 100,000 signatures, setting up a nationwide referendum with major consequences for low-paid workers.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Healthcare
Ahead of parliamentary debates, a coalition of healthcare workers presented a petition with nearly 190,000 signatures to lawmakers in Bern, calling for the immediate and full implementation of the successful 2021 popular initiative to strengthen the nursing profession.
SWI swissinfo.ch
