Why the Swiss became less loyal to their employers

An increasing number of employees in Switzerland are seeking to change jobs. Like other countries, Switzerland faces an unprecedented labour shortage, and employees - especially the youngest - are taking advantage of their strong position. Élodie*, a human resources specialist from Neuchâtel, is in her thirties. In the first seven years of her career, she changed employers four times. But this was not because she is restless – for the past six years, Élodie has been blossoming at the large Swiss IT company that hired her in 2017. “I have real opportunities for professional development here, and the attention paid to individuals is central," she says. “I am now already in a more senior position than when I arrived. The training on offer and the company culture are also completely up-to-the-minute.” The reasons Élodie moved from one job to the next were always the same: management problems. “In my second job, the management talked the talk, but they were not putting it into...