Loyalty bonus
ETH Zurich thanks you for your loyalty and your hard work.
When calculating years of service, we count not only time at ETH Zurich but also employment with external page EPFL, external page PSI, external page WSL, external page Empa und external page Eawag, the external page Federal Administration and the external page ETH Board. Apprenticeships and internships, however, do not count. Non-consecutive years of service are added together.
After 10 years of employment at ETH Zurich, employees can choose between a loyalty bonus of time (paid leave) or extra payments. This bonus is issued every five years.
10 / 15 years anniversaries
After 10 and 15 years of service, you can choose between
- 11 days of paid leave
- payment of an extra half-month’s salary
- 5.5 days of paid leave and payment of an extra quarter of a month’s salary
From 20 years anniversaries
After your 20th year of service, you can choose, every five years, between
- 22 days of paid leave
- payment of an extra month’s salary
- 11 days of paid leave and payment of an extra half-month’s salary
Notes on loyalty bonus
- Your average level of employment during the preceding five years determines your entitlement (to paid leave and payment).
- If an employee chooses paid leave, they have to take it within five years. Otherwise, it expires and cannot be paid out afterwards. Therefore, we recommend that employees immediately agree on a binding plan with their supervisor about when they will use their leave.
- If payments are chosen, the amount will be paid out with their next salary.