Working at the USZ

We offer our employees the following employment conditions:

• 42-hour week (medical profession 50)
• Overtime can usually be compensated in one piece
• 25 vacation days plus additional vacation days for apprentices and employees over 50

Our employees and their diversity are our success factor. We build on their individual strengths to get ahead and promote equal opportunities in the workplace and an inclusive corporate culture. Detailed information can be found at: www.usz.ch/diversity-inclusion

Various shift models are available to our employees depending on the area and where operationally possible. Attention is paid to planning and implementation in order to ensure continuous patient care.

We support the physical and mental health of our employees with the following offerings:

• Health management with personal counseling and courses
• Personnel Committee
• Staff medical service
• Other internal and external specialist advice centers.

The time account is open to all our employees who are not tied to fixed working hours for operational reasons. Small flexitime periods are sometimes also offered in shifts.

Our employees with administrative tasks can work from home for up to half of their working hours – even in part-time positions.

Our in-house daycare center supports the needs of modern families and offers the following services:

• Childcare for children from 3 months to kindergarten entry
• Opening hours from 6:00 am to 6:15 pm
• Open 12 months a year, no company vacations
• Attractive parental contributions

We also find flexible solutions for women returning to work to help them reconcile work and family life.

Our employees receive:

• 13 monthly salaries
• Salary classification according to cantonal salary scale
• Up to 12 months continued payment of salary in the event of illness or accident
• Long-service awards in the form of vacation or salary

The USZ supports the compatibility of family and career. Mothers can extend their maternity leave after 16 paid weeks at 100% pay with unpaid leave for up to 6 months. Fathers are entitled to two weeks’ paid paternity leave at 100% pay and can extend this leave without pay for up to two months within one year of the birth. If operationally possible, longer unpaid leave can also be agreed for mothers or fathers.

Employees who adopt a child receive 16 weeks’ paid leave at full pay. This can be drawn within the first year of the child’s admission.

Part-time models are a major need for our employees. Almost half of our workforce works part-time. We also support job-sharing and co-management models. This allows areas of responsibility to be sensibly separated. The professional and social skills of our employees also complement each other perfectly in management positions.

All employees are entitled to 1 week’s unpaid leave on request. Special provisions apply to mothers and fathers (see maternity and paternity leave).

Our employees benefit from various discounts.

• ZVV BonusPass or contribution to the General Abonnement (GA)
• Extensive range of sports at a special price in the Academic Sports Association Zurich (ASVZ)
• Special conditions Mobile subscription for yourself and relatives
• Various discounts with partner companies

Our employees benefit from attractive insurance offers:

• Pension fund with BVK / VSAO (medical profession)
• 60% employer contribution to the pension fund
• Insurance for non-occupational accidents
• Discounted supplementary health insurance