2022 was also a difficult year for large Swiss companies. The Ukraine war, inflation, rising interest rates and the energy crisis have made it difficult for almost everyone. This also affected their intention to create new jobs.
However, this is about to change in 2023. Because significantly more companies are declaring that they will create jobs rather than reduce jobs. This is demonstrated by a survey conducted by the “SonntagsZeitung” among the ninety largest employers in the country. The result: 34 people want to increase the number of jobs – only four face a reduction. The rest expect a fixed number of digits.
1000 new jobs by summer
The Swiss are particularly optimistic. The airline is announcing 1,500 new hires for the new year. Ground handling company Swissport, which created 475 new jobs last year, plans to expand its existing workforce in Switzerland by 800 to 1,000 more by the summer. Zurich Airport and maintenance company SR Technics also want to create jobs.
There will be a significant increase in business at Geneva watch brand Rolex. The demand for luxury watches is so high that it has to expand production drastically.
Electricity company Axpo, discounters Aldi and Lidl, and the three big canteen operators SV Group, ZFV and Compass Group will also create huge jobs in 2023. You’ve already expanded significantly last year. Several hundred more positions have now been added.
Thousands of workers were liquidated
Three of the biggest employers will be among the biggest job killers in 2023: Troubled bank Credit Suisse has announced it will cut 2,000 jobs in Switzerland by 2025. Rival UBS, which laid off several hundred jobs last year, is looking to cut costs even further. Pharmaceutical company Novartis will lay off as many as 1,400 workers in Switzerland over the next three years. (be)