Responsibility towards employees

PostFinance is convinced that diversity is an important factor for success. We want all people of all gender identities to enjoy the same opportunities and conditions in our company and to ensure that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of age, language, disability or for any other reason. Diversity is helping us shape a successful future for ourselves in a volatile environment and reach our sustainability targets.

Flexible working conditions

Our working conditions provide a great deal of flexibility when it comes to reconciling work, private life and extra-occupational interests and commitments. This includes flexible working models, part-time work, co-leadership, topsharing and our holiday week. In this way, we create space for our employees so that they can live their own personal life plans.

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Ensuring equal pay

We want to pay fair salaries and prevent salary discrimination. That is why we take measures such as communicating the starting salary range in the majority of job adverts. This transparency promotes the principle of “equal pay for equal work”, contributing to fairness and equality. To ensure equal pay, we regularly carry out internal and external salary comparison analyses.

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Generous maternity and paternity leave

In order to support parents as much as possible, we provide maternity and paternity leave beyond the legally stipulated requirements: mothers receive 18 weeks of maternity leave (an additional four weeks), while fathers receive four weeks of paternity leave (an additional two weeks). Mothers and fathers are also entitled to unpaid leave and a guaranteed return to their previous position with at least the same conditions.

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Inclusion training

We promote staff diversity (gender, language, age, disability, etc.) by putting diversity on our agenda and training employees on the issue – for example, in courses on unconscious prejudices in everyday life or during appraisals within the company.

Involvement in sustainability networks

Within Swiss Post, there is a range of networks that enable our employees to get involved with sustainability. These include the following:

• RAINBOW: RAINBOW is the internal network which promotes acceptance and tolerance. It is open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary staff, as well as anyone else who is interested. It provides relevant information, activities and events and is involved in specialist matters.
• MOSAICO: this internal Swiss Post network was created in 2013 and raises awareness of the cultural and linguistic diversity at Swiss Post.
• women@post: this platform is aimed at women and all Swiss Post staff who are interested in women’s issues and want to boost, support and inspire each other.

RealTalk: commitment to successful cooperation

We are committed to equality and diversity. This led to the creation of RealTalk – a platform that encourages discussion on gender and gender roles. In the RealTalk event series, guests discuss how people of all gender identities can work together successfully in day-to-day business and in finance, or the importance of teamwork at home and in the workplace. The talks are also available as a podcast.

Swiss ice hockey: commitment to equity

We have been committed to Swiss ice hockey for over 20 years and support Switzerland’s top two ice hockey leagues, the PostFinance Women’s League and the National League, as well as junior ice hockey. Our commitment to the Women’s League helps to create more professional conditions for female players and raise the profile of women’s ice hockey. To improve our commitment to equity, we changed our approach to club sponsorships in 2024: in future, we will only support clubs with a team in both the National League and PostFinance Women’s League.