Swiss Covid-19 aid package aims to stave off loss of jobs
Getting ahead of the curve, the extended short-time working compensation scheme hopes to ease the burden on companies and workers
07 April 2020 - 12:24
Zurich — Switzerland’s largest ever aid package launched to counter the economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic should help the country avoid a huge wave of joblessness, the head of the government’s labour department said on Tuesday.
Though the unemployment rate will rise in the weeks ahead, measures such as the extended short-time working compensation scheme will ease the burden on companies and workers, Boris Zuercher said...
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