EURAXESS SWITZERLAND

5. Families


5.3 Pregnancy & Maternity

Maternity leave
As an employee you are entitled to a minimum of 14 weeks maternity paid leave (98 days) beginning from the day of the birth, as long as:

  • you have been insured with the AVS during the 9 months previous to giving birth
  • you have worked for at least 5 months during the period before giving birth
  • your pregnancy has lasted at least 23 weeks

(LAPG Art.16b)

During maternity leave, you are entitled to receive payment of 80 % of your salary. If you wish, you may stay at home with your child up until the 16th week following the birth; you are not obliged to go to work (LTr Art. 35a, al. 3). These two extra weeks will however not necessarily be paid.

If your newborn baby has to remain in hospital longer than 3 weeks, you may ask for the payment of your allowance to be postponed.
(LAPG Art. 16c, RAPG Art. 24)

(Source: Brochure "Motherhood and Employment : Your rights and entitlements at your workplace", PDF)