The government says the 13th monthly pension payment will be first paid in December 2026.
Voters backed an initiative in March to bring in an extra month of pension payments.
Since then, there’s been a debate if payments should increase every month by one twelfth – or should be it aid out in one time once a year.
The government has decided on the once-a-year option and it will start at the end of 2026.
On average that will be a CHF 1,900 Christmas bonus.
A1 works start next week - till October
Roadworks around Lausanne are set to start soon and they’ll be causing disruption for most of the year.
Two women arrested for burglery after car chase
Two women have been arrested after a burglary in Grand-Lancy yesterday afternoon.
Geneva and Neuchatel minimum wages could stay
The minimum wages in cantons Geneva and Neuchâtel, which were threatened by a conflict with federal laws, have been granted a reprieve.
Caritas raises CHF 35m for Ukraine
The Swiss charity, Caritas, says it has raised CHF 35m for Ukraine since the start of the war.
Crane operator injured after being thrown from cab
A crane operator has been seriously injured after a construction accident in Stallikon, in canton of Zurich.
Constitution needs to change to help police
In what may seem a bizarre situation - it’s easier for a police officer in this country to search through an EU criminal database to get information of someone in Switzerland than to ask another canton.
