Swiss Post employees to receive a salary increase of up to 1.6 percent
Swiss Post and PostFinance staff covered by the collective employment contract will receive increased salaries. In total, the salary measures correspond to 1.6 percent of the salary sum. The minimum salary is being raised to around 4,250 Swiss francs per month. This was determined by the joint arbitration commission of the social partners Swiss Post, syndicom and transfair during the pay negotiations for 2025. The salary increases will take effect retroactively as of April 2025.
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Overall, 1.6 percent of the eligible salary sum is available for 2025: 0.7 percent for general salary increases, 0.5 percent for individual salary increases and – as provided for in the CEC – 0.4 percent for structural salary increases. As such, Swiss Post and PostFinance ensure that employees in the lower positions of the respective salary band benefit from the salary measures to a greater extent. The salary measures affect the 25,300 or so employees who are covered by the Post CH Ltd collective employment contract (CEC), as well as the 2,800 or so employees covered by the PostFinance Ltd CEC.
Furthermore, Swiss Post and PostFinance are increasing the salary bands in the CEC by 1.6 percent. The minimum salary will rise by 871 Swiss francs to 55,288 francs per year, i.e. around 4,250 francs per month. Swiss Post and PostFinance are implementing all salary measures retroactively as of 1 April 2025.
Full-time CEC employees already received a one-off payment of 400 francs with their January salary as an additional salary measure. With this gesture, Swiss Post and PostFinance acknowledged the outstanding dedication of CEC employees, who have given their all for customers over the past year.
Decision by the joint arbitration commission
The 2025 salary increase was determined by the joint arbitration commission in which the three social partners – Swiss Post with PostFinance, the trade union syndicom and the staff association transfair – are represented. In its final decision, the commission took various criteria into account including, inter alia, the financial situation of Swiss Post and PostFinance, trends in the cost of living and comparisons with competitor companies.
Valérie Schelker, Head of Human Resources and Member of Executive Management at Swiss Post, said the following about the 2025 salary measures: “After intensive negotiations, the path is clear and we can implement the salary measures for our employees. As socially responsible employers, Swiss Post and PostFinance offer fair wages and attractive employment conditions. Since Swiss Post also wants to continue operating without taxpayer money in the future, it is essential for us to remain competitive and to continue paying market-driven salaries.”