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I realised that Switzerland is not a favourable country to move to if you are planning to start a family or have more kids. "Under federal legislation, gainful

I realised that Switzerland is not a favourable country to move to if you are planning to start a family or have more kids. "Under federal legislation, gainfully employed mothers are entitled to maternity leave, but there is no law granting fathers the right to paternity leave." [0] Add to that, the cost of health care and child care: "half day" day-care system. [1] Subsidised day-care is at 50-150CHF a day! [2] If you are looking to re-locate to an EU country, you might find better options where work/life balance is greater AND cost of living is lower. [3] However, the pay-scale is probably adjusted to the cost of living. [0] https://www.ch.ch/en/paternity-leave/ https://www.ch.ch/en/paternity-leave/ [1] https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/children-and-childcare/41292356 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/children-and-childcare/... [2] https://www.expat.com/en/guide/europe/switzerland/10476-child-care-in-switzerland.html https://www.expat.com/en/guide/europe/switzerland/10476-chil... [3] Estonia, Sweden, Finland, pdf => https://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=19932&langId=en https://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=19932&langId=e...

Varqu 8y ago
Yes, if you consider a 4 person family it starts to get pricey. Basically, for a lot of my friends it meant that one of the parents would be a stay-at-home parent. On the other hand, if you are single - there is probably not a better place in Europe, even in the world to work as a Developer, save a substantial part of your salary and have good work life balance in the same time: https://www.quora.com/Is-130K-CHF-total-annual-gross-a-good-salary-to-live-in-Switzerland https://www.quora.com/Is-130K-CHF-total-annual-gross-a-good-...
- cheesedoodle 8y ago
  Not all family members would consider relocating and leaving their current jobs to become a full time stay-at-home parent, solely because of the cost of living. On the other hand, I know many would appreciate the chance of being full-time with the kids and why not do it in Switzerland. Its just something to really think about should you be in a position where you might relocate. Either to make sure you can afford child care or that your partner is ok with not working.
snowAbstraction 8y ago
Exactly! If your and your family is flexible enough, then Nordics are great for families with young children.
- ramblerman 8y ago
  Are you thinking Sweden? Switzerland is not Nordic.

Varqu 8y ago

Yes, if you consider a 4 person family it starts to get pricey. Basically, for a lot of my friends it meant that one of the parents would be a stay-at-home parent. On the other hand, if you are single - there is probably not a better place in Europe, even in the world to work as a Developer, save a substantial part of your salary and have good work life balance in the same time: https://www.quora.com/Is-130K-CHF-total-annual-gross-a-good-salary-to-live-in-Switzerland https://www.quora.com/Is-130K-CHF-total-annual-gross-a-good-...

cheesedoodle 8y ago
Not all family members would consider relocating and leaving their current jobs to become a full time stay-at-home parent, solely because of the cost of living. On the other hand, I know many would appreciate the chance of being full-time with the kids and why not do it in Switzerland. Its just something to really think about should you be in a position where you might relocate. Either to make sure you can afford child care or that your partner is ok with not working.

snowAbstraction 8y ago

Exactly! If your and your family is flexible enough, then Nordics are great for families with young children.

ramblerman 8y ago
Are you thinking Sweden? Switzerland is not Nordic.