compensation

compensation

Swiss government prepares to pay compensation to victims of abusive placements

The first compensation payments to Switzerland’s ‘contract children’ will be distributed in January, the government has said.

abuse

Swiss ‘slave children’ to finally get compensation

Victims of a former Swiss government policy that forced children into abusive work placements have hailed a “historic” decision in parliament after the upper house voted on Thursday to finally award them compensation for their suffering.

Farming

Government rejects plea for beaver damage compensation

Beavers cause an estimated one million francs a year of damage, according to supporters of a motion asking the federal government to pay compensation.

pay

Union decries Swiss corporate wage gap

Top managers of Swiss companies continue to see their pay rise at significantly higher rates than for the lowest paid workers in their organizations, a new study released on Monday says.