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Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006 - Pressemitteilung zur Schweiz

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04-Dec-2006

Schweiz baut im OECD-Vergleich Vorsprung bei Innovationspotential weiter aus

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Switzerland

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28-Nov-2006

Further raising its high performance in innovation is of key importance for boosting Switzerland’s economic growth and maintaining high living standards. This review suggests some reforms in innovation policy which would help to cope with this challenge.

OECD Workshop on Productivity Analysis and Measurement, Bern 16-18 October 2006

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23-Nov-2006

OECD Workshop on Productivity Analysis and Measurement is organised jointly with the Federal Statistical Office and the State Secretary for Economic Affairs of Switzerland and will be held in Bern, 16-18 October 2006.

Krankheit, Invalidität und Arbeit: Barrieren aufbrechen - Norwegen, Polen und Schweiz - Pressemitteilung zur Schweiz

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15-Nov-2006

Die Schweiz sollte die Krankentagegeldversicherung für alle Arbeitnehmer obligatorisch machen und die Krankenständen systematisch messen und managen, um den Verbleib kranker Arbeitnehmer im Arbeitsmarkt ...

Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 1): Norway, Poland and Switzerland

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07-Nov-2006

This first report in a new OECD series on sickness, disability and work explores the possible factors behind this paradox. It looks specifically at the cases of Norway, Poland and Switzerland, and highlights the role of institutions and policies. A range of reform recommendations is put forward.

Too many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability benefits, says OECD

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07-Nov-2006

Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD report.

Further reform would strengthen Switzerland's benefits system, finds OECD

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07-Nov-2006

 Switzerland should make sickness insurance mandatory for workers and introduce systematic sickness absence monitoring and management to help people stay in the labour market, according to a new OECD report.

Peer-to-peer visit of senior Tunisian officials to Switzerland: Exchange on best practices in multilingual legal drafting & the training of jurilinguists

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27-Oct-2006

A peer-to-peer study visit of senior Tunisian delegates was organised  in the framework of the GfD Working Group IV on Regulatory Reform to Switzerland from 5-7 November 2006.

OECD Reviews of Health Systems - Switzerland

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19-Oct-2006

The Swiss population enjoys good health and universal access to a comprehensive range of modern health services, with unconstrained choice of provider. Nonetheless, policy makers are faced with considerable policy challenges.