The influence of US commerce tariffs on Swiss financial system, and better gun possession charges — these are among the many information that The Native reported this week. You’ll be able to compensate for all the things on this weekly roundup.
US tariffs will considerably have an effect on Switzerland’s financial system
Whereas asserting a sweeping vary of reciprocal tariffs on items from overseas on April 2nd, US president Donald Trump stated customs duties of 31 p.c can be imposed on imports from Switzerland.
That quantity is larger than the 20-percent tariffs levied on the EU nations.
Whereas the calculations behind the hefty customs duties stay unclear, they’re meant to have a ‘punitive’ impact, aiming to drive Swiss corporations to curb their exports to the US or to provide instantly on American soil.
READ ALSO: What influence will Trump’s hefty tariffs have on Switzerland?
Growing variety of Swiss residents are shopping for weapons
Official figures present that the variety of firearm permits granted to people in Switzerland elevated in 2024, with some cantons seeing larger charges of gun possession than others.
The explanations for this spike embrace the sense of insecurity because of the continued struggle in Ukraine.
However Switzerland’s longstanding custom of leisure goal taking pictures can be an element — particularly since guidelines for sports activities taking pictures have been relaxed to incorporate extra gun sorts than earlier than.
READ ALSO: Why are increasingly more individuals in Switzerland shopping for weapons?
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Swiss corporations are being pressured by the US to surrender their variety insurance policies
Swiss legislation prohibits any type of discrimination within the office, mandating an inclusive and equitable working atmosphere for all workers.
Nevertheless, Swiss corporations that conduct enterprise in the US will quickly obtain a letter from the US Embassy in Bern, demanding that they abandon practices aiming to create extra various and equitable working situations.
Which means that as a substitute of complying with Switzerland’s legislation, Swiss employers must adhere to the (new) American one, or be confronted with being banned from the US.
READ ALSO: US needs Swiss corporations to desert their variety packages
A well-liked initiative requires prolonged depart for brand spanking new dad and mom
Switzerland ought to introduce a complete of 36 weeks of parental depart after the start of a kid — that’s,18 weeks for every mum or dad, in keeping with a brand new standard initiative launched by a coalition of events and ladies’s teams.
Beneath their proposal, the present statuary depart — 14 weeks for moms and two for fathers — can be prolonged to a complete of 36 weeks.
Every mum or dad can be entitled to an 18-week depart, taken consecutively; solely a most of four-and-a-half weeks might be taken concurrently by each.
READ ALSO: The brand new plan for prolonged parental depart in Switzerland
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Switzerland is selling photo voltaic power panels with financial compensation
From April 1st, 2025, the federal government, which has been lengthy dedicated to increasing the usage of renewable energies, is making it extra economical (that’s, cheaper) for all property homeowners who haven’t already performed so to place up photovoltaic panels on the roofs of their homes.
The compensation will rely on the form of panels used.
This measure goals to encourage the development of photovoltaic installations on roofs and facades able to producing „a big quantity of electrical energy“ in winter, in keeping with the Swiss Federal Workplace of Power (SFOE).
READ ALSO: The brand new monetary incentives for placing photo voltaic panels in your Swiss residence
