Archive: Tibère Adler

Tibère Adler worked for Avenir Suisse from May 2014 to January 2019, initially as Adjunct Legal Fellow and later as Director for French-speaking Switzerland. He focused on direct democracy, media as well as Switzerland`s international relations. Previously, he was Managing Director of the Edipresse International Media Group and is on board of directors of numerous Swiss companies. He is also co-founder of the Swiss Board Institute.

Yes, we Can: Vote on Everything and with Anyone

On the exercise of direct democracy in Switzerland

29.06.2018, Tibère Adler

The “Independent Worker”

Somewhere between employment and independence, lies a new legal status for digital forms of work

14.11.2017, Tibère Adler, Marco Salvi

When Robots Roll Up

Preparing the labor market for digitization

04.10.2017, Marco Salvi, Tibère Adler

Swiss Energy Policy 2050

Focus of the month The approved “Energy Strategy 2050” reflects the government’s view on how to further develop Switzerland’s efforts concerning energy efficiency, as well as encouraging the development of different renewable energies such as : hydro-power, sun, wind, geothermal and biomass. However, the uncertainties regarding Switzerland’s energy policy in the future remain numerous and it won’t be easy to find answers.

31.07.2017, Tibère Adler, Fernanda Guerrero

The Swiss Labor Market

Focus of the month In comparison with other countries, Switzerland’s labor market is particularly flexible thanks to its liberal legislation. This liberal approach to work is deeply rooted in the country's culture and has long enjoyed widespread popular support. There have been various federal referendums calling for additional regulations or restrictions in the labor market.

21.06.2017, Fernanda Guerrero, Tibère Adler

Labor: The Road to a Regulatory Inferno Is Paved with Good Intentions

Illustrated by the example of senior workers and the facilitated expansion of the scope of collective labor agreements (CLAs)

21.06.2017, Tibère Adler

Demographic Changes: What Is At Stake? A Swiss View

Focus of the month The aging of society has many consequences: People reach higher and higher ages – and stay young for longer and longer. This encouraging development is a challenge for society at various levels – not just financially: the number of retirees in Switzerland will grow by 900,000 (+ 61%) to 2.4 million by 2035, while the working population will only increase by 7% in the same period.

02.06.2017, Fernanda Guerrero, Tibère Adler

Positive Culture of Austerity: Switzerland’s ’Debt Brake’

Focus of the month Since the early 2000’s, Switzerland’s fiscal institutions have been successful in keeping the overall levels of taxation and spending at moderate levels. The Swiss debt brake is the ideal model for other countries lacking fiscal discipline to embrace. Although the debt break is already part of many governments’ policies in the form of typical numerical fiscal rules, the mechanism needs to be used for more than just to stave off the immediate economic threat of becoming overwhelmed by a wave of accumulated state debt.

26.04.2017, Mariusz Lukasiewicz, Tibère Adler