Swiss Sick Pay Calculator: Bern, Zurich and Basel Scales
How long must a Swiss employer keep paying your salary when you are ill? Bern, Zurich and Basel scales by year of service, with the amount in CHF.
The scales are court practice, not law, and the period is per year of service, for all absences together. Many employers have a daily sickness allowance insurance instead, which usually pays 80% for up to 720 days after a waiting period.
What it does
Under article 324a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, an employee who cannot work through no fault of their own, for example because of illness, keeps their salary for a limited time once the job has lasted more than 3 months: 3 weeks in the first year of service and a longer, reasonable time after that. Courts fill this in with three scales. The Bern scale gives 1 month in the 2nd year, 2 months in the 3rd and 4th, 3 months from the 5th, up to 6 months from the 20th. The Zurich scale gives 8 weeks in the 2nd year and one more week each year. The Basel scale gives 2 months in the 2nd and 3rd years, up to 6 months from the 21st.
How to use it
- Type your monthly salary and how long you have worked for the employer.
- Choose the scale of your canton or contract.
- Read how long the salary is paid and how much that is.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How long am I paid in my 5th year of service on CHF 6,000?
Bern and Basel scales: 3 months, CHF 18,000. Zurich scale: 11 weeks, about CHF 15,230.77.
Which scale applies in my canton?
Zurich, Schaffhausen, Thurgau and Graubünden mostly use the Zurich scale, the two Basels the Basel scale and most other cantons the Bern scale; the contract may choose.
What if my employer has sickness insurance?
Then the insurance usually pays 80% of the salary for up to 720 days instead of the scale, if the contract says so.
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