Inclusiveness 

Reintegration into work as a win-win situation

Whether due to illness or an accident with consequences: long-term absences are a burden for employees. Swiss Post’s Case Management team helps those who are affected to find their way out of difficult life situations and back to work.

When physical or mental health problems affect employees to the extent that they are forced to stay away from the workplace for an extended period of time, the journey back to work can be difficult. This is where Swiss Post’s Case Management steps in. Specialized professionals provide support and assistance to employees who have fallen ill or suffered an accident as they transition back into work. “In dialogue with those who are affected, we work closely with managers, HR advisors and external partners such as social security institutions and doctors to find the best possible path towards long-term reintegration into the work process,” explains Claudia Gruber, Head of Case Management.

More absences

The number of absences due to illness and accidents has been growing at Swiss Post for several years, and more quickly since 2021. One reason for this is that our employees are getting older. The average age is almost 46 years. Older employees do not become ill more often, but they do tend to be sick for longer. Because they make up a large proportion of the workforce, this has a strong impact on health figures. “We see this in Case Management,” says Claudia Gruber. “Under the Swiss Post pension fund regulations, employees who have worked for Swiss Post for 20 years or more are entitled to work integration from the age of 50, which also means a rise in the number of people supported by Case Management. But successful work reintegration is not a question of age – and is worthwhile for everyone involved.” Employees are motivated, because they can put their skills to used in an adapted area of activity. And Swiss Post can keep their know-how in the company for longer, which is more important than ever, given the shortage of skilled workers throughout Switzerland.

Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

Collective employment contracts for Post CH Ltd and PostFinance Ltd extended until the end of 2024

The umbrella CEC agreement and the two Post CH Ltd and PostFinance Ltd company CECs will be extended by one year until the end of 2024. This was a joint decision by the social partners: Swiss Post, the trade union syndicom and the staff association transfair. It means that Swiss Post continues to offer its approximately 30,000 employees fair and stable framework conditions in economically challenging times.  At the same time, individual provisions of the agreements can be adjusted over the year of the extension by mutual agreement and in line with the company’s needs. The PostBus company CEC will remain in place until the end of 2024 and will be negotiated separately.