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Top 6 Best Winter Destinations for 2024

Top 6 Best Winter Destinations for 2024

Published on 02 December 2024
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Don't know where to go this winter to enjoy a unique experience? Look no further!

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Public Holidays in Switzerland 2025: Calendar for Romandy Cantons and Border Areas

Public Holidays in Switzerland 2025: Calendar for Romandy Cantons and Border Areas

Published on 05 November 2024
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Switzerland is a unique country in that public holidays are not uniform nationwide, but vary from canton to canton. With a total of 26 cantons, each has its own traditions and celebrations. In this article, we will explore public holidays in Switzerland in 2025, focusing on the cantons of Romandy and the border cantons, in order to highlight the specificities of each.

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Everything you need to know about the 2nd Swiss Pillar: Contributions, Withdrawals and Taxation

Everything you need to know about the 2nd Swiss Pillar: Contributions, Withdrawals and Taxation

Published on 16 October 2024
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Working in Switzerland as a cross-border commuter offers many advantages, including access to a solid pension system. The 2nd pillar, or occupational pension plan, is a key element of this system, aimed at ensuring your long-term financial security. In this article, we will take an in-depth look at how the 2nd pillar works, who must contribute to it, the options related to vested benefits, the possibility of investing in your occupational pension plan, as well as the withdrawal conditions and the associated tax obligations.

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How to open an account in Switzerland as a cross-border worker?

How to open an account in Switzerland as a cross-border worker?

Published on 01 October 2024
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As a cross-border worker, opening a bank account in Switzerland is often essential to efficiently manage your salary and transactions. Not only does it allow you to receive your income in Swiss francs (CHF), but it can also be useful for making certain payments while avoiding currency conversion fees.

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Everything you need to know about the Swiss three-pillar system for cross-border workers: Social security

Everything you need to know about the Swiss three-pillar system for cross-border workers: Social security

Published on 19 August 2024
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Find out everything Swiss cross-border workers need to know about the 3-pillar system for a secure retirement

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Summer 2024: Discover the Essential Destinations

Summer 2024: Discover the Essential Destinations

Published on 14 June 2024
Reading time < 31 min.

Are you planning your next summer vacation and haven't decided on your destination yet?

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Locking the exchange rate for your Swiss franc to euro conversion, good or bad idea?

Locking the exchange rate for your Swiss franc to euro conversion, good or bad idea?

Published on 30 April 2024
Reading time < 7 min.

In the current context of the global economy, where currency fluctuations are commonplace, closely linked to the geopolitical situation as well as to the resulting decisions of central banks, the question of the exchange rate is more than ever at the heart of the concerns of cross-border workers.

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