Geneva will lift the cantonal minimum wage at the beginning of next year.
The Council of State says it will be CHF 24 an hour, a rise of 73 centimes.
The amount has been calculated due to the rising consumer price index.
A minimum wage was voted in by the population in 2020 – then it was CHF 23 an hour.
There is a lower rate for agricultural workers – that also goes up 54 centimes at CHF 17.64.
Grants offered to persuade more to train to be a nurse
Geneva is desperately short of nurses and the canton is willing to throw money at the problem.
Section of A1 closed after woman climbs bridge barriers
A section of the A1 autoroute was closed for hours yesterday after a woman climbed the barriers of a bridge over the main road near Winterthur.
Environmental campaigners protest outside Cargill HQ
A group of campaigners gathered outside the HQ of the commodities trading company Cargill in Geneva yesterday.
Zoo animals should be culled, say researchers
Researchers at the University of Zurich say zoos should start to cull their animals to control populations and improve animal welfare.
Man fined for filming himself with sex worker
A man has been fined by a Geneva court for filming himself with a sex worker – without her consent.
Red pandas excape from zoo
Two red pandas managed to escape their enclosure at a zoo in Gossau in Sankt Gallen.
