I would say that a high percentage of people on this forum have no problem with money after retirement, but it is the exception that makes the rule. For the majority money IS the problem.
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I think the relatively high salaries in Switzerland combined with the social security provides for a decent living (although increasing costs might hamper that a bit).
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Salaries are not relatively high versus shop prices
Update.
I had a word with OH last night and told him not to just walk away and let this drop. Heās been in contact with someone from the employee council who has told him to put everything in writing as a timeline and itāll be referred up for consideration. Heās asked about the grievance procedure.
It now sounds as if his line manager missed a deadline relating to all this, everything official should have been submitted by 31st Jan and that point his LM was handling all the paperwork for annual team assessments. He didnāt get a meeting with his LM until mid February.
The other manager who supported his retirement deferral has told him he wasnāt even aware that certain meetings had even taken place (so now OH is not sure they did, he no longer knows what to believe).
Unfortunately as his LM was handing everything verbally thereās no paperwork beyond a statement his LM wrote in German for his B Permit renewal, saying a retirement deferral had been approved, but this isnāt recorded as having been written on his behalf.
He stopped work at 3pm this afternoon and is taking tomorrow off. Last night he came home early from his weekly night out as 2 of the guys are with another team in the company and he canāt handle them asking whatās happening with his job.
Weāre not holding out much hope but it feels better to be proactive.
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