Work/life balance: finding the ideal mix

Depending on their organisational unit and employment level, our employees are assigned their personal annual working hours based on a 40-hour working week. They can decide in agreement with their manager when exactly they will work these hours – within a window from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day.

All employees can work up to 40% of their hours from home.

• All posts are advertised with the possibility of part-time working.
• Part-time trials: employees working full-time (100%) have the option of reducing their hours by 10–20% for a three-month trial period.

• At least 27 days’ paid annual leave (over the age of 50: 32 days)
• Option to purchase up to 10 days’ leave per year
• Possibility of unpaid leave and sabbaticals

• Basic salary plus variable remuneration
• Attractive discounts on basic and supplementary insurances – including for family members
• Voluntary pension contributions over and above those required by law
• Reka-Checks, rail vouchers and many other special offers

• 16 weeks’ maternity leave, 3 weeks’ paternity leave, both on full pay
• Possibility of reducing the employment level to at least 80% for six months
• Care allowance of CHF 100 per child, per month
• Parenting courses to help improve work/life balance

In addition to three days off per incident, additional help is available, such as advice and support and the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) respite care services.