On 5 April 2023, the European Commission published the 2022 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility, which identifies trends in the free movement of workers.
The 2022 edition focuses on cross-border workers in the EU and EFTA, on the one hand, and mobility of persons with specific occupations.
In 2020, Microsoft launched in Switzerland the Skills for Switzerland learning platform, aiming to help job seekers, students, and the wider Swiss workforce gain the foundational, role-based, and technical skills needed nowadays.
On 30 November 2022, Microsoft and LinkedIn announced the next step in the Skills for Jobs programme, providing people free access to 350 courses and six new Career Essentials Certificates for six of the most in-demand jobs in the digital economy (Administrative Professional, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Systems Administrator, Software Developer or Data Analyst).
Randstad published the Workmonitor 2022, the first full survey of 2022 that addresses issues such as job flexibility, work life balance, personal and professional growth and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in the context of the recovery from the pandemic.
The survey was conducted between 21 February and 13 March 2022 in more than 30 countries worldwide.
New Ways of Working is a new comparative reference tool developed by International Employment Lawyer,providing information on key employment and compliance topics (such as vaccinations, legislation on remote work and social relations) in 20 countries around the world.
It enables multinational employers to compare different legal systems and their approach to the pandemic and new ways of working that recently developed.
On 27 September 2020, the citizens of the Geneva Canton agreed to modify the Law on Inspection and Labour Relations, by the institution of a mandatory minimum hourly wage.
This means that the monthly minimum wage will amount to CHF4210 gross per employee (42 hours weekly).
Social partners of the staffing sector agreed to renew the collective agreement on outsourcing of services (“Location de services”) valid for the entire country and signed the first time in 2012.
The collective agreement defines working conditions and remuneration steps, as well as training possibilities and social security conditions.
European regulation on the 25% limit of telework in the country of residence for cross-border workers was suspended by agreements among neighbouring European countries