Sunday shopping could soon become far more common, and it’s already stirring controversy.
The government has backed a proposal to allow shops to open up to 12 Sundays a year, instead of the current four.
Cantons would be free to decide whether to apply the rule, and businesses could choose individually whether to open.
Supporters call it a modest relaxation. But unions warn it threatens workers’ rights and work-life balance.
Parliament needs to vote on the proposal.
Heat kills more than the roads
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Geneva left with the bill after G7
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High wildfire risks increases further
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HPV vaccines for all
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Yverdon maps its heat island
With the Plateau facing 35 degrees on Thursday, Yverdon-les-Bains has installed 15 sensors to work out how hot its own streets really get.
Shaqiri meets hundreds of fans in Geneva
Hundreds of football fans packed Geneva's La Praille shopping centre yesterday to meet Swiss star Xherdan Shaqiri.
