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Terms of employment

The most important information regarding working hours, holiday entitlement, insurance and wages at the Federal Office of Topography, swisstopo.

swisstopo supports the compatibility of work and family through flexible forms of work such as mobile working, flexible working hours, the possibility of part-time work.

swisstopo is committed to consistent equality and attaches importance to generation management and heterogeneous teams.

Legal bases

  • Federal Personnel Act (FPA) This document is only available in German, French or Italian
  • Federal Personnel Ordinance (FPersO) This document is only available in German, French or Italian
  • FDF Ordinance to the Federal Personnel Ordinance (FPersO-FDF) This document is only available in German, French or Italian
  • Pension Regulations for Employees and Pension Recipients of the Federal Pension Fund. This document is only available in German, French or Italian

Working time / holiday

  • Working time of 41.5 hours per week for full-time employees
  • Flexible working hours (Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
  • Mobile working possible, provided the function allows it
  • Annualised working hours
  • Trust-based working hours (possible from salary level 18 upwards) forms of remuneration: +10 compensation days, a bonus of 100 hours on a sabbatical account
  • 30 minutes of paid breaks (15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes in the afternoon)
  • Annual leave: 5 weeks, 6 weeks from aged 50 upwards, 7 weeks from age 60 upwards
  • Public holidays according to the Federal Personnel Ordinance This document is only available in German, French or Italian
  • 4 months paid maternity leave with the possibility of extension to 6 months
  • 20 days of paternity leave
  • Additional paid holidays (more information available in German, French or Italian)

 

Salary, pension and insurance

  • Advice available from the Swiss Federal Pension Fund Publica (www.publica.ch)
  • Occupational and non-occupational accident insurance: from SUVA; general division throughout Switzerland
  • No daily sickness allowance insurance: continued salary payment in the event of illness or an accident instead: 100% salary for 12 months. After the end of this period, the salary will be paid at a rate of 90% for a further 12 months
  • Further information can be found here: This document is only available in German Stellenportal Bund, French Portail emploi Confédération or Italian Portale d'impiego Confederazione

 

Training and continuing education

 

Additional benefits

  • Loyalty bonuses
  • Supplementary family allowances, extrafamilial childcare
  • Free Half-Fare travelcard or 25% off an adult GA travelcard (for a contractual period of at least 3 months)
  • Discounts on swisstopo products
  • Free personnel and social counselling
  • Various events such as departmental excursions, barbecue evenings and Easter egg parties
  • Good public transport connections
  • Shopping facilities nearby
  • Shower facilities in the building
  • Close to the Eichholz by the Aare River
  • Various measures in health management, e.g. participation in bike to work, free break fruits, massage facilities, various sports and exercise offers
  • Free coaching offers
  • Further information can be found here: This document is only available in German (Stellenportal Bund), French (Portail emploi Confédération) or Italiano (Portale d'impiego Confederazione)

 

Miscellaneous

  • Parking spaces: Limited spaces, booking and payment per day via app, Fr. 4.00/day
  • Catering outlets: cafeteria incl. microwave ovens on the premises, canteen in the neighbouring State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) building, restaurants in the surrounding area
  • “Famile UND Beruf” (“Family AND work”) label rating. This document is only available in German or French
  • swisstopo has been awarded repeatedly
 

Links

Working for the Federal Administration - Working for Switzerland
This document is only available in German, French or Italian

The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) as an employer – Diversity. Responsibility. Future.
This document is only available in German, French or Italian

Into a new future with swisstopo. This document is only available in German, French or Italian

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Seftigenstrasse 264
P.O. Box
3084 Wabern
Tel.
+41 58 469 04 59

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