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Andy Rooney retires from TV after six decades

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:37:16 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – TV writer and commentator Andy Rooney, possibly the longest-serving television personality around, has ended his TV career at age 92. His final “60 Minutes” show for CBS in the US aired Sunday night 2 October. He began his career in 1949, writing for the “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts” show and he has [...]

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British minister to unveil universal pension plan

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:29:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Women who stay home will have their work recognized by the UK’s retirement system if the British Work and Pensions Secretary has his way, reports the Telegraph. Iain Duncan Smith is expected to unveil the outline of a government scheme that would simplify the basic state pension, possibly giving everyone £140 a week if one [...]

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France’s 3rd strike in month causes major disruption

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:36:20 +0000

GenevaLunch.com French workers are on strike again Tuesday 12 October, for the third time in the past 30 days, over government plans to raise the age for pensions from 65 to 67, and the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62. But today’s strikes have a different tone, with major unions scheduled to vote at the [...]

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Swiss pension plans now looking healthier

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:19:32 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Swiss pension plans are looking healthier than they were during the global economic crisis, with 80 percent of them back to a coverage rate of at least 100 percent, according to the 2010 Swisscanto report. The institute, jointly owned by Switzerland’s cantonal banks, offers advisory services on pension funds and produces [...]

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Swiss households poorer by 5.5% – saved by real estate

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:27 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The net worth of Swiss households fell in 2008 from an average of CHF334,000 per capita to CHF312,000. About CHF200,000 of this is real estate and claims against insurance and pension plans. The drop in assets, the first since 2002, was due to sharp falls in stock market values. It would [...]

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Number of elderly in US seeking jobs risen sharply in year

Sean Ecker — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:40:22 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Elderly people in the United States are increasingly coming out of retirement to look for work because of the recession. The need to pay for housing, medical bills and even food is forcing older workers back into the labour market, according to a study by the non-governmental organization Experience Works. Almost half of the 2,000 [...]

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Swiss pension funds need help, now not later, study shows

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:10:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland’s pension funds, known as the deuxième pilier, or second pillar in the retirement system, need help immediately, a federal government study published Friday 17 July shows. The funds have been badly diminished by the economic crisis and the fall in stock markets. The report recommends immediately applying a lower interest [...]

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Public broadcasting to lose its two directors

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:55:19 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – SSR, Swiss public broadcasting company, will lose its director general, Armin Walpen, and its deputy director general, Daniel Eckmann, at the start of 2011. Walpen has confirmed that he will retire 31 December 2010 and Eckmann earlier announced that he will leave at the end of January 2011, a month later. [...]

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New Wipo team introduces changes quickly

Sean Ecker — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:27:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Francis Gurry, the director general of Wipo (World Intellectual Property Organization) since November 2008, asked for and received approval for a set of changes to personnel policy as part of his measures to strengthen the organization’s management, reports Intellectual Property Watch. They include a scheme to reduce personnel at a time [...]

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Swiss schools: 2008 figures show teacher shortage looms, foreigners 25% primary

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:21:10 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The combination of a larger student population in coming years and a steep rise in the number of teachers reaching retirement age could well lead to a shortage of teachers in Switzerland, the 2008 Education Statistics published by the federal statistics office indicates. Hardest hit are likely to be primary schools, [...]

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