Compensation for loss of income and maternity benefits

The Ordinance on Compensation for Loss of Income compensates people who have lost part of their income due to military service or civil defence. Since 2005, this ordinance has also covered loss of income during pregnancy (maternity benefits). The insurance is mandatory, and everyone who makes OASI contributions must pay it (half is paid by the employer and half by the employee).

Entitlement to a salary during pregnancy is no longer dependent on the length of time worked at a company. Employed pregnant women receive 80% of their average salary before delivery, up to a maximum of CHF 196 per day, for 14 weeks. It is not possible to dismiss women while they are pregnant or for 16 weeks after delivery. Mothers may not work for up to eight weeks after delivery.