vacation.

  • How many days of vacation do I have the right to?

    The vacation entitlement is 25 working days up to the age of 20 and from the age of 50 according to the CBA Staff Leasing. The entitlement depends on your CBA. If this CBA or another is not applicable to you, the swiss code of obligation stipulates only 4 weeks holiday for employees over 50. For all other employees, the holiday entitlement is 20 working days (8.33%), unless otherwise agreed or it says otherwise in another CBA. A minimum of two consecutive weeks has to be taken per year (OR Art 329c).

  • How many holidays do I need to take?

    A minimum of two consecutive weeks has to be taken per year (OR Art 329c) and your holidays should generally be taken within the same calendar year.

  • How does the holiday fund work when paid by the hour or per day and when is my holiday paid?

    With every salary payment a dedicated percentage (f.ex. 8.33%) goes towards your holiday fund so you can get paid when you take a holiday. Holidays are to be taken within the same calendar year. Furthermore, holiday payments are only made when holidays have been taken or at the end of an assignment and can only be paid out if there is anything accumulated on your holiday fund. On every payslip you can find the amount of your holiday fund at the bottom. When your mission ends, the rest of your holiday amount will be paid out 30 days after the mission ends.

  • How do I register holidays?

    When you take some days off, you have to let your contact person at Randstad know, specifically the exact dates. Where possible please mark this accordingly on your timesheet.

  • How do holidays work when paid per month?

    When taking holidays please inform your contact person at Randstad. Your monthly salary will however be paid out as per usual. Should you have remaining holiday left at the end of your contract this will be paid out accordingly.

accident & illness.

  • What should I do in case of an accident or illness?

    It is the employee's duty to immediately report any illness or accident to their Randstad Consultant.

    In order to hinder any delays in payment, the employee has a duty to cooperate in filling in medical reports/questionnaires sent from the insurance where needed as well as the submission of correct medical certificates to Randstad. In many cases the treating doctor also needs to fill in needed documents for the insurance. 

  • How are accident/illness benefits paid?

    The payment is often separate from the wage payments and issued as soon as Randstad has received the compensation from the responsible insurance.

  • Is there a waiting period for accidents?

    The insured earnings correspond to 80% of the lost earnings and are paid after a three-day waiting period.

  • Is there a waiting period for illness?

    The insured earnings correspond to 80% of the lost earnings and benefits and are paid after a two-day waiting period. 

    Please see the employment agreement and the summary document for more information.

child allowance.

  • How is child allowance paid?

    After approval from Consimo the child allowance will be paid pro rata with the payment of hourly salaries and once a month for monthly salaries or hourly salaries that are paid on a monthly basis. 

  • How much is the child allowance?

    The amount of the child allowance is according to the canton and number of children (please see fact sheet, page 4). You are also entitled to the full family allowances when working part-time, provided your salary is at least 612 francs a month or 7350 francs a year.

     

  • Special payment rules for people living overseas or with children living overseas

    Payments are done for a full year in the first quarter of the following year (f.ex. child allowance for the year 2023 will be processed in the first quarter of the year 2024).

    For people living in France or with children living in France a CAF overview from the CAF Département has to be sent in by the employee to their Randstad Consultant/*Admin Center in order for the child allowance registration and payment to be processed.

pension fund.

The pension fund of Randstad is swissstaffing.

Website: swissstaffing-bvg.ch

Email: swissstaffing@aon.com

  • How is the BVG deduction calculated?

    For more information on swissstaffing, the contribution amount and calculations please check the document here. 

    • ((gross salary + holidays + 13th salary) divided by the number of hours) minus coordinated salary (CHF. 11.75 in 2023) = hourly salary submitted to BVG. Maximum 28.60.

    • BVG hourly wage times number of hours worked = wage submitted to BVG

    • BVG salary times the % due to the employee's age = BVG deduction":

     

    18 – 24 = 0.875%

    25 – 34 = 4.375%

    35 – 44 = 5.875%

    45 – 54 = 8.375%

    55 – 65 = 9.875%

     

    The maximum and minimum amounts as well as the coordination amount change with each BVG adjustment. They are recorded by swissstaffing 2nd pillar foundation in tempdata and published in good time in each case."

     

  • When and where will my employee’s vested benefits (capital) be transferred after the end of the contract?

    After the end of a contract, Realistor waits 3 months before informing swissstaffing that the employee has left. This is mainly because most employees come back within 3 months. After SwissStaffing has been informed, they ask the former employee what should happen to the vested benefits. The employee must ask the new employer for the details of his BVG foundation and send them to swissstaffing. If the employee does not respond, the vested benefits will be transferred to the Substitute Occupational Benefit Institution within 6 to 9 months.