Educated foreigners face job hurdles: report
Immigrants with advanced education face discrimination when looking for work in Switzerland and are three times more likely than Swiss nationals to be unemployed, according to a study released on Thursday.
Swisscom restructuring cuts 400 jobs
Switzerland’s dominant telecoms operator Swisscom says it will cut 400 jobs next year while creating 300 new positions in "growth areas."
Pharma firm cuts 400 Swiss jobs
Basel-based pharmaceutical company Lonza is cutting 400 jobs from its Visp site in the canton of Valais in a bid to boost productivity.
UBS to slash 10,000 jobs
Swiss banking giant UBS intends to cut nearly 10,000 jobs worldwide in a restructuring of its hard-hit investment bank, the group said on Tuesday, reporting that reorganization costs had pushed it deep into loss in the third quarter.
UBS shares leap on rumours of huge job cuts
Shares in Swiss banking giant UBS rose on Monday, following rumours at the weekend that it will announce thousands of job cuts when it posts its third-quarter results this week.
10,000 jobs at risk in UBS split: report
Swiss banking giant UBS is planning to split its ailing investment bank, triggering the loss of up to 10,000 jobs, Britain's Financial Times reported on Friday.
UBS could shed 10,000 jobs: report
The Swiss banking giant UBS could shed 10,000 jobs in the near future, according to a report on Saturday in the Tages Anzeiger daily.
Julius Bär targets 1,000 job cuts after acquisition
Julius Bär, the Zurich-based private bank, is planning to slash its staff by as much 1,000 people in a bid to improve profitability.