Job cuts at Swiss rail
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s national railway company CFF plans to cut between 300-350 administrative jobs in the infrastructure division, its spokesperson Reto Kormann said 20 November. It hopes to save CHF60 million a year. The company will not lay off anyone: the jobs will be eliminated by attrition and internal reassignment.
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Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The Swiss traveled more kilometres and took the train more times than any other nation in 2007, show new figures from the UIC (world railway sector organization). With 47 trips a year on average and 2,103 km traveled per person, Switzerland is well ahead of the number two country for distance traveled, Japan.
