Please click here to view this information or follow the links in the more user-friendly design of the data base, allowing for direct access to related information. There is no obligation for severance pay. No collective agreement sets the working week at less than 40 hours and the average working week was 41.9 hours in 1998. Legislation requires that foreign workers' wages are not be lower than those of Swiss nationals with the same qualifications. Federal law provides freedom of association for employers and employees.
Peppers tend to concentrate on the upper management.
In general, the SGB has a socialist orientation. There are great variations in collective bargaining. Rules vary across sectors and regions. Most notably the engineering industry has a leading role in setting wage policy. There is a wide leeway for company-specific agreements.