Wage Protection Does Not Actually Protect the Employee
by Hannah Wise, our external editor
In times of economic difficulty, it’s tempting for the state to step in to protect things like employees. But can measures such as the minimum wage prevent poverty? In her video, Hannah explains why this is not the case and why state intervention is not the way forward.
Link to the video
The flexible labor market is essential in Switzerland’s success – but the regulatory elements are getting out of hand: the growing willingness of the state to intervene in the wage formation process with cantonal minimum wages and generally binding collective labor agreements. Avenir Suisse questions the importance of the wage protections.
In our publication we recall forgotten reforms: long-overdue proposals that have got stuck in the political process. Here we explain where and why Avenir Suisse sees a need for change. On the other hand, we also explain why some of the proposals have rightly not been implemented so far and should be forgotten.
A Coherent Integration of Women into the 2nd Pillar Pension provision is the wrong place to address problems such as non-family childcare, the lack of individual taxation, or barriers to work-life balance. These problems need to be addressed at the root, not after 40 years on the job. Pension supplements distributed according to the watering can principle and financed by the pay-as-you-go system must also be avoided in the name of generation solidarity.
Green Light for e-Fuels The EU has decided on a back door that will enable passenger cars to run on e-fuels after 2035. This is the right decision, because exponents who believe the case for technology openness is outmoded and that e-fuels are not fit for purpose are overlooking some important points.
New Publication Coming in December:
Avenir Suisse Freedom Index 2022 by Mario Bonato and Samuel Rutz
The latest edition of the Avenir Suisse Freedom Index will be published in December. With an interactive diagram, a total of 30 civil and economic indicators can be compared. In this year's analysis, we focus on Central Switzerland.
