Swiss Employers Reluctant To Give Staff Pay Rises


(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Most Swiss employers are reluctant to spontaneously give their employees a salary hike, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters.

This content was published on January 3, 2025 - 12:35 2 minutes Keystone-SDA
  • Français fr Les employeurs suisses rechignent à augmenter leurs salariés Original Read more: Les employeurs suisses rechignent à augmenter leurs salarié
  • Português pt Patrões suíços hesitam em aumentar salários Read more: Patrões suíços hesitam em aumentar salário
  • 中文 zh 瑞士雇主不愿主动给员工涨薪 Read more: 瑞士雇主不愿主动给员工涨

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Only 34% of employees received a raise without having to ask for one in 2024.

+ Unions and employers have wildly different pay expectations

A third of employees asked for nothing, and therefore got nothing, while 14% had their request for a raise turned down, says the recruitment firm in a press release. And 11% had to change employer to obtain a better salary.

+ Read more: what's on the Swiss economic horizon in 2025?

Stagnating incomes have an impact on employee satisfaction. Only 4% of those surveyed said they were“very satisfied” with their current remuneration, while 36% were“dissatisfied” with their salary, judged to be below their expectations.

Nearly half of employees surveyed plan to change jobs if they don't get a raise by 2025. And almost three quarters of them expect to get a raise this year.

+ Swiss salaries: high, stable, yet not enough for many

As for employers, 51% think that their employees are satisfied with their salary, while 30% are convinced of the opposite. Some 74% say they will give their employees a raise in 2025.

Robert Walters contacted 16,750 people based in Switzerland to carry out its survey.

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