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Agreements and politics

Bilateral treaties, the tax agreement, federal votes and reforms affecting cross-border workers.

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• Geneva, border workers have the right to work in the public sector

  The cantonal government of Geneva rejected the GCM initiative THAT asked to exclude them from public employment

• Ergotherapy in Ticino: salary and requirements

  Know what the law requires for a border worker who wants to work as an ergotherapist in Ticino, and what are the necessary requirements to obtain the G permit.

• NASPI for former frontiersmen: requirements and calculation

  The New Frontier Agreement provides for the introduction of NASPI for border guards in Switzerland. Here are the requirements, the calculation of the amount, the duration and how to apply.

• Smart border workers: what the agreement provides for

  Analysis of the agreement on teleworking for border workers in Switzerland: rules, time thresholds and tax impact for those working across borders.

• Border teleworking: agreement in force since 2024

  Border workers can work from home for up to 25% of their annual time with no tax changes. Here are the details of the agreement between Switzerland and Italy.

• Safe Food Initiative: What's Changing on September 27th

  On September 27, the Swiss vote on an initiative that aims to increase food self-sufficiency from 46% to 70%. Here are the details of the text.

• Unemployed border workers: EU approves burdensome reform for Switzerland

  The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a reform aimed at redefining the competences of unemployed frontier workers.

• Border allowance: Bern deals with EU reform

  The law under discussion in Brussels could shift unemployment payments to unemployed foreign workers to Switzerland

• More Switzerland-GB: end of negotiations on updated free trade agreement

  The Confederation and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations for an updated free trade agreement. The cartel strengthens legal certainty for businesses and will reduce administrative obstacles.

• Border allowances: the EU reform that costs billions

  Brussels reforms unemployment benefits: Switzerland risks up to CHF 1 billion more per year

• EU reform may cost Switzerland dearly

  The reform could lead to increased costs for Switzerland

• Unemployed frontier workers: the 900 million Swiss allowance

  The EU Parliament has approved the reform on the unemployment of frontier workers, causing an aggravation of 900 million francs for Switzerland.

• Second part-time job in Italy for Swiss border workers

  Tax and contractual guidance: how to manage double income between Switzerland and Italy in compliance with the Agreement on border workers in force since 2024.

• Swiss naturalization after years as a border worker: requirements

  To obtain Swiss citizenship after years of working as a border worker, you must meet the requirements established by Swiss law.

• Work in Switzerland, life in Ticino: Routes and Agreements for 32,000 Frontier Workers

  VareseNews survey: 46 out of 649 border workers in the province of Varese work in Switzerland, with an increase of 21% in the last 10 years.

• Frontier workers and mobility at the heart of Regio Insubrica's work

  The New Frontier Agreement was signed on 23 December 2020 and will be in force from 1 January 2024.

• Frontier, more trains and buses. Agreement with the Canton of Ticino

  The agreement between the Region and the Canton of Ticino provides for an increase in cross-border rail and road connections.

• Unemployment of frontiersmen opens a new front with Brussels

  The new social security agreement could have a significant impact on border workers

• More power companies, little desire to build nuclear power plants

  Swiss energy groups welcome the lifting of the ban on the construction of nuclear power plants in Bern.

• Pflegefachfrau in Basel: what you need to know you are border

  New border agreement 2024, €10,000 deductible and tax rules for Italian workers in Switzerland

• Unions launch referendum against minimum wage reform

  Minimum wage reform passed by Parliament would expose low-wage workers and women to risks

• Referendum against minimum wages launched

  Trade unions and political parties launch referendum against the decision of the Federal Assembly to give priority to collective bargaining agreements over cantonal minimum wages

• Implementation of cross-border commuter agreements is in Switzerland's interest

  Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter met with Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti to discuss international financial and tax issues.

• grenzgänger schweiz steuern 2026: tax rules and practical comparison

  The new Frontier Agreement from 1 January 2024 governs taxation: old frontier workers, new regimes, Italy-Steuer and practical examples.