Young people could soon start paying into their pension fund much earlier - from age 20 instead of 25.
That’s the idea backed by a committee of the National Council, which says contributing longer would mean better pensions later on.
The Liberals are on board, arguing every franc paid young multiplies over time.
But the left isn’t convinced. They warn it could make young workers more expensive to hire and cut their take-home pay, with little real benefit down the line.
More Swiss firefighters head to France
A second team of 33 firefighters from French speaking Switzerland will travel to south-western France this weekend to relieve colleagues battling the wildfires.
French wildfire smoke drifts
Smoke from the wildfires ravaging south-western France has drifted into Switzerland, the federal weather service MétéoSuisse says.
Unions demand hot weather orders
Geneva's construction workers remain on the job despite soaring temperatures, prompting fresh criticism from the SIT union.
Brighter economic prediction
Switzerland's short-term economic outlook has brightened in July, according to the KOF barometer released yesterday.
Annemasse municipal police attacked
Two Annemasse municipal officers have been attacked by a woman this week, in the latest incident to fuel concerns about violence in the cross-border town.
Geneva and Vaud have the cheapest pools
Geneva and Vaud have the cheapest public pools, according to a new comparison of 268 sites released as another heatwave bakes the country.
