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Family and school

Family allowances, childcare, school and apprenticeships: family life for cross-border workers.

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• Frontier: 2026 redevelopment, children and taxation

  How a professional retraining in 2026 changes taxation, family allowances and pension for border workers with children: operational guide with checklist.

• Preparatory work for the former Schools square in Lugano is underway

  Starting on Monday, August 17, the five temporary interchange points that will replace the Botta canopy will begin to be prepared.

• Raising children bilingual border Italian German French

  Schools, extra-curricular activities and practical advantages on the future labour market for children of border families.

• Moving to Viggiù from border crossings: pros and cons

  What you need to know before moving to Viggiù as a border worker.

• Chart, question on works at the parking lot in via Scuole

  The group Avanti con Ticino&Lavoro questions the Municipality of Lugano about the lack of green islands in the renovation work between Via delle Scuole and Via Lanaggio.

• Shifting and family: two films from the Locarno Festival

  The reviews of 'Los días libres' by Lucila Mariani and 'Ego Reach We All' by Ghanaian Amartei Armar.

• Heat waves: Vpod writes to the Council of State

  The union calls for an ad hoc directive and infrastructure investments against the heat in Ticino.

• VPOD requests anti-canicola directive for Ticino State and schools

  The VPOD request introduces a potential change in working conditions for state employees, teachers and auxiliary staff of Ticino schools, categories that include numerous border workers employed in the public and health sector.

• Torrid heat and work: unions meet the Ticino Government for new measures

  UNIA, OCST, USS and VPOD unions call for intervention thresholds based on scientific indices to protect workers during heatwaves in Ticino.

• Birth of a child for border workers: registration and cheques 2026 over 20 km

  Operational guide for border workers Ticino-Italy: child birth, personal registration, family allowances and consular practices in compliance with the new tax agreement 2024 and the 1976 convention.

• Birth of a border child within 20 km: registry 2026

  Practical guide for border workers within 20 km of the border: registration of the newborn, family allowances and consular procedures according to the 2026 regulations.

• First day in Ticino: checklist for families with children

  Knowing the necessary documents for the first day of work in Ticino is essential for border workers who work in Switzerland and reside in Italy.

• Construction in Ticino: stop penalties for extreme heat

  SSIC calls for fair conditions for construction sites during heatwaves, avoiding contractual penalties for delays caused by extreme temperatures.

• Predictive markets and new platform: Trump's business

  The Trump family expands its activities in predictive markets with the launch of the new Truth Api platform.

• Locarno: young people and assistance, questioning at the Town Hall

  Increase in requests for assistance among young people in Locarno: a cross-cutting group of councillors calls for new strategies for job reintegration.

• G apprenticeship leave: extended duration for the entire internship

  The Council of States approves the motion for a G permit valid for the entire duration of the apprenticeship, exceeding the obligation of annual renewal.

• Ticino: early working hours for the canicola alert

  A motion to the Council of State proposes exceptions to municipal regulations to allow early outdoor work during heatwaves.

• Giacomo Gallazzi: the journey of a young innovator

  From maturity to an international master's degree: how Giacomo Gallazzi is redefining the concept of training and communication for new generations.

• Cross-border commuters in Ticino: salary and requirements for cleaners

  The cleaner is a worker who takes care of the maintenance and upkeep of buildings, plants and infrastructure. In Ticino, the border cleaner can work in different areas, such as companies, schools, hospitals and shopping centers.

• The program of Avanti con Ticino&Lavoro is also decided by the people of Ticino

  The Avanti con Ticino&Lavoro party will submit its 2027-2031 legislative program to the realities of the territory before its final approval.

• G Leave for Apprentices: Farewell to Annual Renewals

  Historical turnaround for over 700 young cross-border apprentices: the G work permit will be valid for the entire duration of the internship, eliminating the annual bureaucracy.

• Canicola and labour: Canton-Unia clash over rights

  Bellinzona is at the centre of the confrontation between authorities and trade unions on workplace protections during the extreme heat waves in Ticino.

• German and French courses for Italian-speaking border workers

  Concrete information on German and French courses for Italian-speaking border workers in Ticino, with schools and funding available.

• Life as a frontier student: registration and costs for USES/SUPSI

  Commuting university students can enroll in USI/SUPSI without problems, but they must be aware of the differences between the status of working border worker and that of commuting student.