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Post CH Ltd and PostFinance Ltd CEC pay negotiations
Social partners reach agreement: minimum wage to be increased
The negotiation delegations of Post CH Ltd and PostFinance Ltd, the trade union syndicom and the staff association transfair have reached an agreement on pay negotiations for 2014. The employees will receive a one-off payment of CHF 700, while 0.8 percent of the total salary sum will be allocated to individual performance-related remuneration. The minimum wage will also be increased to 50,000 francs from 1 January 2014 and greater financial support will be provided for childcare outside the family. The decision-making committees of the social partners still have to approve the outcome.
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After two rounds of talks, the delegations have agreed the following:
- All employees covered by the Swiss Post CEC will receive a one-off payment of 700 francs pro rata based on their level of employment, but a minimum of 100 francs, based on the positive annual result expected.
- Having achieved a good performance in the current year, Swiss Post is setting aside 0.8 percent of the total salary sum for individual performance-related remuneration.
- The minimum wage will be increased to 50,000 francs on 1 January 2014.
- Allowances for childcare outside the family will be extended and will in future apply for children up to ten years old (previously for children up to four years old).
These measures affect the 34,000 or so employees of Post CH Ltd and PostFinance Ltd who are covered by the Swiss Post collective employment contract. The negotiations for employees of PostBus Switzerland Ltd, InfraPost AG and SecurePost Ltd have not been concluded as yet.
Decision-making committees’ approval outstanding
The decision-making committees at Swiss Post and the trade unions still have to approve the outcome of the negotiations. At Swiss Post, these are the Board of Directors of Swiss Post Ltd and the Board of Directors of PostFinance Ltd, at syndicom the delegate assembly for the postal sector and at transfair the industry plenum.