Geneva's construction workers remain on the job despite soaring temperatures, prompting fresh criticism from the SIT union.
It says a heat reading of more than 30 on a city worksite should have triggered an early shutdown.
But cantonal officials say cooler nights, moderate winds and cloud cover mean conditions don't justify the exceptional measures used during June's heatwaves.
The union says worker safety is still being put at risk.
More Swiss firefighters head to France
A second team of 33 firefighters from French speaking Switzerland will travel to south-western France this weekend to relieve colleagues battling the wildfires.
French wildfire smoke drifts
Smoke from the wildfires ravaging south-western France has drifted into Switzerland, the federal weather service MétéoSuisse says.
Brighter economic prediction
Switzerland's short-term economic outlook has brightened in July, according to the KOF barometer released yesterday.
Annemasse municipal police attacked
Two Annemasse municipal officers have been attacked by a woman this week, in the latest incident to fuel concerns about violence in the cross-border town.
Geneva and Vaud have the cheapest pools
Geneva and Vaud have the cheapest public pools, according to a new comparison of 268 sites released as another heatwave bakes the country.
Warning of English over national languages
The head of Switzerland's Bilingualism Forum is warning that pushing French teaching out of primary school would put national cohesion at risk.
