Travail.Suisse criticizes extended working hours
The employee umbrella organization Travail.Suisse is calling for protective provisions for employees.
Since the abolition of the minimum euro exchange rate, Switzerland has been mired in a currency crisis that is increasing the pressure on employees. Employers are demanding in particular that working hours be extended. Long and flexible working hours and a large number of overtime hours are already a reality - with well-known consequences: one million employees are exhausted, 300,000 are on the verge of burnout.
This is criticized by the employee umbrella organization Travail.Suisse: "This development on the backs of employees is devastating and will leave damage in the medium to longer term," says Gabriel Fischer, head of economic policy at Travail.Suisse.
The umbrella organization calls for clear protective measures for employees. Travail.Suisse Vice President and National Councilor Jacques-André Maire has submitted two initiatives aimed at improving conditions for employees.
Specifically, Motion 15.3102 "Overtime: Equal treatment of part-time and full-time employees" seeks to protect part-time employees. The overtime limit is to be adjusted to the degree of employment.
The second motion 15.3101 "Increase the notice period for working hours to four weeks" calls for the notice period to be increased from two weeks today to four weeks. This is intended to make planning easier for employees.
