pension

Health insurance

Swiss bureaucracy: Seven essential documents you need and how to get them

From residence permits to health insurance cards, we look at the documents that every foreigner in Switzerland must be aware of.

welfare

Older Swiss reject increasing the retirement age: Study

Women, as well as residents of the French-speaking parts of Switzerland are the most hostile to changing the retirement age.

Strikes

Industrial action in Switzerland: Construction workers take to the streets

Unions have warned that strikes could continue throughout the autumn.

tax

New corporate tax plan passes first hurdle

The Swiss parliament is considering a new reform of corporate tax after voters last year rejected a proposed change to the law at the ballot box.

budget

Parliament blocks extra funds for state pension scheme

The failure of the two houses of parliament to agree on next year’s federal budget will result in hundreds of millions of francs going to pay off the country’s debt rather than fund pension provision.

pension

Polls show Swiss pension reform hangs in the balance

With only just over a week to go until the Swiss people vote on a significant reform to the country’s pension system, the polls are neck and neck.

vote

Survey: narrow majority in favour of pension reform

A narrow majority of Swiss will support a reform of the country’s old-age pension system in next month’s nationwide vote, a survey has found.

finance

Study finds Switzerland is a great place to retire

Switzerland is second only to Norway as the best country to spend your retirement, a global study has found.

women

Bern wants Swiss women to work longer

Women in Switzerland will likely need to work for a year longer, after the lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to extend their retirement age to 65.

pension

Swiss voters say no to higher pensions

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan to increase pension payments by ten percent.

vote

Swiss oppose raised pension age: survey

Sixty-three percent of Swiss oppose an automatic raising of the pension age to 67 in the event the country’s social insurance plan (AHV) hits financial difficulties.

Money

Unclaimed employment pensions hit $3 billion

Retirement assets totalling close to three billion francs are lying dormant in Swiss occupational pension funds because their beneficiaries cannot be traced, according to a report.

elderly

Study: World's best place to be old is Switzerland

Switzerland beat out Norway and Sweden for the first place spot this year in an annual ranking of the best countries in the world to be old.

pension

Study: Swiss enjoy world’s best retirement

Switzerland is the best place in the world to spend your retirement, according to a global study.

Money

Swiss pension system among 'world's best'

Switzerland has one of the best pension systems in the world but it lags behind those in Denmark and three other countries, according to an Australian study.

Money

Donald Rumsfeld 'gets Swiss social benefits'

Donald Rumsfeld, the controversial former US secretary of defence, is receiving around 5,000 francs ($5,680) a year in benefits from the Swiss social security system (AHV), according to a news report.

Money

Pension billions lie unclaimed in Swiss fund

Around 6.3 billion francs is waiting to be claimed after hundreds of thousands of workers in Switzerland changed jobs and “forgot” to transfer their occupational pension contributions, the authorities say.