exile_ch
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I'm pretty proud to be Swiss at the moment. Got a referendum yesterday, we were asked among other things if we wanted 2 extra weeks of paid holidays per year (from 4 to 6) and unsurprisingly we said NO by 70% of the population.
"Switzerland (AP) — Who turns down a long vacation? Known for their
work ethic, Swiss citizens appear to be leading the way on European
austerity, rejecting a minimum six weeks paid holiday a year.Switzerland
counted ballots Sunday for five national referendums, including one
pushed by a union to raise the minimum holiday up from four weeks, which
is the standard used in Germany, Italy, Russia and other European
nations. Some of the nation's 26 cantons (states) also held voting on
local measures to deal with everything from demonstrators to
prostitutes.
The Swiss heeded warnings from government and
business that more vacation would raise labor costs and put the economy
at risk. Swiss public broadcaster SSR said two-thirds of voters and all
of the cantons had rejected the measure, which required majority
approval of all federal and cantonal voters.
"In rejecting the
initiative, citizens have kept a sense of reality," said Hans-Ulrich
Bigler, director of the Swiss Union of Arts and Crafts, which represents
around 300,000 businesses. The referendum, he said in a statement,
could have added 6 billion francs ($6.52 billion) a year in labor costs
to the Swiss economy, but the vote "clearly shows that the population
continues to focus on individual freedom and responsibility of
citizens."
What do you think the US would have done in the same position? I know the 95% of the French would have said yes without thinking twice about it haha.
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"Switzerland (AP) — Who turns down a long vacation? Known for their
work ethic, Swiss citizens appear to be leading the way on European
austerity, rejecting a minimum six weeks paid holiday a year.Switzerland
counted ballots Sunday for five national referendums, including one
pushed by a union to raise the minimum holiday up from four weeks, which
is the standard used in Germany, Italy, Russia and other European
nations. Some of the nation's 26 cantons (states) also held voting on
local measures to deal with everything from demonstrators to
prostitutes.
The Swiss heeded warnings from government and
business that more vacation would raise labor costs and put the economy
at risk. Swiss public broadcaster SSR said two-thirds of voters and all
of the cantons had rejected the measure, which required majority
approval of all federal and cantonal voters.
"In rejecting the
initiative, citizens have kept a sense of reality," said Hans-Ulrich
Bigler, director of the Swiss Union of Arts and Crafts, which represents
around 300,000 businesses. The referendum, he said in a statement,
could have added 6 billion francs ($6.52 billion) a year in labor costs
to the Swiss economy, but the vote "clearly shows that the population
continues to focus on individual freedom and responsibility of
citizens."
What do you think the US would have done in the same position? I know the 95% of the French would have said yes without thinking twice about it haha.
/inb4 less than 5 reply to this thread.
