Compensation and salary
Compensation for short-time working is 80 per cent of loss of earnings, i.e. 80 per cent of the percentage of work temporarily lost. The canton pays the compensation to the employer, who passes it on to the employees
For the percentage of work retained, the salary is paid by the employer
There is no short-time working compensation for people in training, temporary employees and those in fixed-term employment relationships. Persons in these categories receive their full salary. And a fixed-term employment contract cannot generally be terminated early.
Compensation and social security
Short-time working does not affect social insurance contributions such as OASI/II/loss-of-earnings compensation; both employers and employees must continue to pay these in full.