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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Perhaps the Swiss don't need British companies using low-cost labour who add very little to the local economy.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Old news, dull, etc.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Only the Telegraph could use the term 'Affordable' to describe the cost of a Swiss catered chalet holiday.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Or perhaps it should be 'Fewer Elitist English able to afford Swiss catered Chalets because they have to pay a living wage?'
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I think if you are concerned about economic exploitation of workers, the plight of Imogen and Tamsin working a season in a Swiss chalet might not be the most egregious case in point?
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I suppose what I objected to was the underlying assumption that the Swiss are somehow inferior in terms of economic judgement to the British because they insist on a reasonable minimum wage. In reality, the losers aren't the Swiss - it's UK-based companies who winge that the only way they can make their business profitable is to pay under-minimum wages. My response is that this is the complaint of ineffective businessmen through the ages. If you can't make your business model work then your business model isn't viable and you need to change it rather than complain that the underlying components (labour, materials, utilities etc.) are over-priced.
There are plenty of Brits here in Switzerland who are making a profitable business out of running chalets. The difference is that they're here (in CH) and not in an expensive office in the UK seeking to pay themselves a big salary operating a business remotely.
Last edited by After all it is free  on Fri 10-10-14 14:59; edited 1 time in total
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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[pendent mode on] Surely the title should be amended to "Fewer" [/pendent mode off]
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Samerberg Sue, should that be "pedant"?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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no worries Samerberg Sue, it pained me to be the pendent 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Only the Telegraph could use the term 'Affordable' to describe the cost of a Swiss catered chalet holiday. |
We work hard to make our private chalet holidays affordable and superb value for money. You cannot survive in Switzerland without providing an excellent product and service. Our guests come Internationally via Zurich Airport and Swiss Rail to us at 1800m. Some discerning Brits find us, but Arosa does very little to market to the UK.
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