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Swiss pay levels, minimum wages, collective agreements and payslips: the numbers that matter.

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• Salary ticket in Ticino: up to 5% of pay for local shopping

  Ticket-salary in Ticino: the Young People of the Centre propose to allocate up to 5% of the salary to local purchases, with a tax voucher of 25%.

• Mental health and work: absences in Ticino

  51% of absences for mental reasons lead to the dissolution of the contract. The importance of early intervention for professional stability.

• Average salary in Como and Lombardy: 2024 data

  In 2024 the average annual salary in Lombardy rises to 30,384.07 euros, but almost half of the workers do not exceed 25,000 euros.

• Bally crisis in Caslano: another 25 dismissed in Ticino

  New collective dismissal procedure for Bally in Caslano: another 25 administrative staff at risk. Financial data and the Transliq AG moratorium.

• Switzerland, request for a minimum salary of 5,000 francs

  The Swiss Trade Union (USS) is proposing an increase of 2.5% and a minimum wage of 5,000 francs for graduates by 2027.

• Via Industria in Caslano, the popular initiative was successful

  Delivered 530 signatures not to enlarge Via Industria in Caslano, 458 certificates to the Registry.

• Swiss border payroll: AVS, LPP and real net

  From the New Frontier Agreement in force since 2024: how to calculate the AVS, LPP, LAMal withholdings and the tax at source in the Swiss paycheck.

• Bally Caslano: 79 layoffs in one move

  The multinational announces the cutting of 25 administrative staff and 54 operational staff. Protests of the Council of State on the free market. What does the cross-border commuters need to know?

• Living in Solbiate with Cagno as a border crosser: how to do it

  Moving to border Italy and working in Ticino: tax advantages, procedures allowed, costs of living and impact on paycheck.

• When it is worth exchanging francs for euros

  The CHF-EUR exchange rate has a direct impact on the border salary. Strategies, platforms, multi-currency accounts: how to maximize the value of the Swiss paycheck.

• Swiss franc hits 2025 summer low: impact on commuters

  The Swiss franc has reached its lowest since summer 2025, with the euro at 0.9435 francs on 2 September 2026. Discover the implications for frontier workers.

• Border payroll 2026 over 20 km: complete guide

  Swiss paycheck 2026 for border workers over 20 km: withholdings, contributions and real net after the New Agreement in force from 1 January 2024.

• Wages and contracts: the CGIL Ticino proposal for employment

  CGIL Ticino Olona denounces inflation and decline in manufacturing. Proposes a law on procurement to protect wages in Legnanese.

• Living in Veduggio and working in Ticino: border crossing

  Complete guide for those who reside in Veduggio and work in Ticino as border workers: Swiss taxation, G permit, payroll, AVS, LAMal and step-by-step procedure.

• Border payroll 2026: actual net and New Deal

  How the net is formed from the Swiss paycheck. Tax at source, AVS, LPP, exemption 10,000 from the New Frontier Agreement and procedure 730 in Italy.

• Ticino construction: agreement for 6 years

  Construction site allowance increases to CHF 6.5 from January 2027, then CHF 9 in 2028. Minimum wages appropriate to the standard of living and travel time paid in full. OCST Agreement signed in May 2026.

• Border payroll 2026: net and family deductions

  New Frontier Agreement in force from 1 January 2024: how the Swiss paycheck works, AVS/LPP rates, €10,000 and Italian tax credit.

• Payroll 2026: how to read it from the border within 20 km

  New Agreement 2024: Swiss withholdings, Italian tax credit, exemption €10,000 (new frontier workers). Calculate your actual net.

• Legal minimum wages in Ticino: developments and prospects

  Legal minimum wages in Ticino have been the subject of numerous initiatives and discussions in recent years.

• Construction Salary Calculator: Payroll Check

  Use the CNM salary calculator to compare your salary with the indications of the National Contract mantle 2026.

• Check your salary: useful tools for border workers

  Learn how to use Unia and USS salary calculators to compare your pay with Swiss market and CCL parameters.

• Collective Bargaining Agreement: A Guide to Rights

  What does a CCL guarantee to workers in Switzerland? From thirteenth to minimum wages, this is how the tool that protects working conditions works.

• Border waiters: salary, requirements and title recognition

  The new Frontier Agreement provides for an increase in the average salary of border waiters in Ticino. The requirements for obtaining the G permit have been changed.

• Border carpenter in Ticino: salary and requirements

  Complete guide for border carpenters in Ticino: salaries, classification, taxation and requirements for the G permit according to current regulations.