Swiss Post to boost lower incomes and raise minimum salary
Swiss Post, the trade union syndicom and the staff association transfair have successfully concluded pay negotiations for staff covered by the Post CH collective employment contract (CEC).
Swiss Post is allocating around one percent of the total salary sum to general and structural salary increases. The minimum salary will rise to 55,738 francs a year. The 2026 pay negotiations will particularly benefit employees on lower incomes. With these measures, Swiss Post is underscoring its role as an attractive and socially responsible employer.
The social partners Swiss Post, syndicom and transfair have agreed on the following measures for 2026: around one percent of the total salary sum will be available for general and structural salary measures and an adjustment to the expenses regulations. This will enable Swiss Post to boost the purchasing power of employees on lower incomes in particular. To ensure continuous salary development, Swiss Post is also increasing the upper and lower limits of the salary brackets prior to the pay negotiations by 0.6 percent, but by at least 450 francs. The minimum salary will now rise to 55,738 francs per year. Around 25,000 employees covered by the Post CH CEC will benefit from salary measures implemented with the April 2026 salary payment.
In pay negotiations, the social partners base their decisions on Swiss Post’s economic situation, productivity trends, comparisons with competitor companies and changes in the cost of living.
Important step towards uniform expenses regulations in delivery
The social partners achieved another goal at the negotiating table. By April 2027, Swiss Post will harmonize the expenses regulations for letter and parcel delivery and for mixed delivery, which previously differed. A first step towards harmonization will take effect on 1 April 2026. This means all delivery staff will benefit from the same expenses regulations in future.
Swiss Post takes a leading position in the sector
Carole Rentsch, Head of Human Resources and Member of Swiss Post Executive Management, emphasizes:
In 2026, Swiss Post is once again demonstrating its commitment to fair and attractive employment conditions. Employees in operations and those with lower salaries, in particular, will benefit from the salary measures. They face specific everyday challenges and serve our customers on a daily basis. It underlines that, with the agreed measures, we’ll continue to ensure the most attractive employment conditions in the logistics sector.
Dominik Dietrich, Central Secretary of the trade union syndicom:
The result is a compromise that was achieved in a difficult environment. The salary measures will mean an improvement for many employees and boost their purchasing power. But the result is only an intermediate step. To fully meet the expectations of all employees, the reimbursement of expenses needs to be developed as agreed over the next few years.
Kerstin Büchel, Head of Post/Logistics Sector at transfair:
Given Swiss Post’s economic challenges, transfair is satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations. Almost all employees will receive a salary increase – this recognizes their contribution to Swiss Post’s success. The minimum increase of 450 francs specifically boosts lower incomes. On expenses, we’ve been able to achieve the harmonization that our members have long demanded.
Separate pay negotiations are being conducted by PostFinance Ltd, Post Real Estate Management and Services Ltd, Swiss Post Cargo CH Ltd and PostBus Ltd.
Information
Swiss Post Media Unit
Jacqueline Bühlmann, 058 341 00 00, presse@post.ch
syndicom trade union
Matthias Loosli, Media Spokesperson for Post/Logistics, 058 817 18 64, matthias.loosli@syndicom.ch
Staff association transfair
Kerstin Büchel, Head of Sector for Post & Logistics and Member of the Executive Board, 076 440 33 33, kerstin.buechel@transfair.ch
