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Key figures
712affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 4 reports · since Jan 2026
Largest job cuts
- Swiss Life to cut around 600 jobs by the end of 2028600 Affected staff ·
- Globus cuts 48 jobs at its Zurich head office48 Affected staff ·
- Tamedia to cut 34 full-time jobs in its news desks34 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | 3 | — |
| Banking | 2 | — |
| Finance / Insurance | 1 | 600 |
| IT / Software | 1 | — |
| Media | 1 | 34 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 2 of 2 announcements older than six months.
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Open cases
- Cembra Money Bank to acquire Santander Switzerland's car-finance businessNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- ABB agrees to acquire Rotork for around $5.5bn
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Tamedia to cut 34 full-time jobs in its news desks · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Swiss Life to cut around 600 jobs by the end of 2028 · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Cembra Money Bank to acquire Santander Switzerland's car-finance business · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- ABB agrees to acquire Rotork for around $5.5bn · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / United Kingdom
- Sequotech to acquire IT services firm Tiag · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Burckhardt Compression completes Fornovo Gas acquisition · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / Italy
- Acrevis Bank to acquire Regiobank Männedorf · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Newrest dismisses up to 30 Nightjet staff in Zurich · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Globus cuts 48 jobs at its Zurich head office · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Knorr-Bremse completes purchase of Swiss electronics firm Duagon · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Switzerland
2025
- Regensberg votes on merger talks with neighbouring municipalities · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Advent tables CHF1.05bn cash offer for chipmaker u-blox · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Dübendorf completes Younic development with 228 flats · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2023
- Westhof housing cooperative in Dübendorf now occupied · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2021
- Winterthur station gets new passenger and bicycle underpass · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Zurich Altstetten station widens its passenger underpass · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2020
- Dübendorf station raises platform for step-free access · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- The Circle complex opens at Zurich Airport · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2019
- Limmattalbahn: first stage to Schlieren enters service · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2017
- New tram link across Zurich's Hardbrücke opens · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2016
- Uster indoor pool gets renovated 50-metre pool · Infrastructure · 🇨🇭 Switzerland