Today in Switzerland: A Roundup of the Latest News on Thursday
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Federal Court rules in favour of a minimum wage for two Zurich municipalities; Basel-City is first to have more foreigners and young people than eligible voters; and more Swiss news in our Thursday roundup.
In Zurich, an approach of 23 francs 90 applies, in Winterthur it is 23 francs. However, it should take a while to implement it.
Cities and municipalities in the canton of Zurich are allowed to introduce minimum wages, according to the Federal Court of Justice.
The cities of Zurich and Winterthur will be able to apply a minimum wage on the basis of their communal regulations. The Federal Court broke the decision of the cantonal judges, who had invalidated these legal bases.
The Federal Court has decided that the cities of Zurich and Winterthur may introduce a municipal minimum wage. In Zurich it will amount to 23.90 francs per hour, in Winterthur 23 francs.
The Federal Court has decided that the cities of Zurich and Winterthur can introduce a municipal minimum wage.
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