Unions wanted to draw the consequences from the productivity increase – up to 20 percent between 1992 and 2007 –, while real wages only increased by 4.3 percent. Currently, the law provides for 20 days of AL and there are 8-9 national holidays depending on the cantons. According to Travail.Suisse, in Switzerland, one in three workers is allegedly suffering from stress at work. However, employers’ organizations disagree and actively campaigned for the “Six weeks off for all” initiative to be rejected. They say the country cannot afford this extension, from an economic point of view. They took France as a counter-example: EconomieSuisse said the 35-hour week had no positive impact and that France had a high unemployment rate and a weakened economy.
paigned for the “Six weeks off for all” initiative to be rejected. They say the country cannot afford this extension, from an economic point of view. They took France as a counter-example: EconomieSuisse said the 35-hour week had no positive impact and that France had a high unemployment rate and a weakened economy.
It isn’t the first time a referendum like this one has failed in Switzerland. Others on the reduction of the work week (between 45 and 50 hours depending on the sector) were als
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