Sexual harassment " How do you know if you are being sexually harassed? Are incessant vulgar jokes by male colleagues enough? Marina, Geneva A 2008 survey commissioned by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs revealed that 28 % of women and 10 % of men had felt sexually harassed or bothered...
Harassment and an electronic bracelet Since we split up last year, my ex has been calling me all the time, even at night, sending me often threatening text messages and emails, coming to my front door and following me in the street. I've already lodged a complaint, but despite a criminal conviction, he's still at it! A...
Orange light The Ordinance on Road Signs and Signals (OSR) governs signs, markings and advertising on roads and their approaches, signs and instructions to be given by the police; it also determines the measures and restrictions necessary for traffic.Article 68 of this ordinance states that a red light means "stop"...
Holidays, wine, champagne and driving " I'm a great lover of wine and champagne! For New Year's Eve on 24 and 31 December, I've been invited to wine-tasting evenings at the home of friends who live in the country and, as there's no public transport available, I'll have to drive there. I know that...
Personal bankruptcy In Switzerland, businesses can take a variety of different legal forms, the main ones being sole proprietorship, general partnership, public limited company or limited liability company. Depending on a company's legal form, its management has different obligations in the event of financial difficulties.
Health insurance invoices "When do I start calculating the 30-day deadline for invoices received from my health insurance company, given that it sends them by B Mail, which sometimes takes a week to reach us? Bernard, Geneva The due date for a payment obligation is either...
Everyone is equal when it comes to speeding! When it comes to speeding, a distinction is made between minor, medium and serious offences, depending on the extent to which the police have observed that the driver has exceeded the speed limit and the place where the offence was committed. In fact, the threshold for these different offences is not the same in a 30 km/h zone, in a...
Exclusion of an association member I've been a member of a sports club for over ten years. At the last general meeting, I protested against the ridiculous proposal to change the name of our association to "feminise" it and follow the trend towards inclusive writing. Now the meeting has decided...
Civil status: why do we say "divorced" and not "single"? "There's a question that's been bothering me for a long time. Why, when you're single, do you become "married", then "divorced" and not "single" again? And yet, a divorced or widowed person who remarries becomes "married" again, and not "single"...
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