Swiss voters reject plan to establish world's highest minimum wage

Voters side with ministers who say raising basic annual salary for 35-hour week to £27,000 would harm small businesses

Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to create what would have been the world's highest minimum wage after siding with the government and business leaders in a referendum.

The plan, which would have pushed up the basic annual salary for a 35-hour week to £27,000, was rejected by 75% of voters. It would have required employers to pay workers a minimum of 22 Swiss francs (£14.66) an hour.

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