Increase in the cost of living –
Work.suisse requires 2% more salary in 2026
In order to maintain purchasing power in Switzerland, faced with the costs of disease and rent insurance, a salary increase is required.
In 2022 and 2023, real salaries fell a lot in many branches, a situation that has been somewhat corrected the next two years, according to work. Shared (illustration photo).
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Work.suisse requires an increase of 2% on average in 2026. This increase must compensate for the increase in the cost of living and put an end to the wage delay accumulated in recent years, estimates the union scheme which presented its claims on Tuesday.
In 2022 and 2023, real wages fell a lot in many branches, a situation that was somewhat corrected the next two years. But that is not enough, says Thomas Bauer, responsible for economic policy for work.
The increase in health insurance premiums and that of rents are also increasingly heavy in budgets. Salary increases of at least 2% on average for 2026 would keep the purchasing power Interior, an important objective during the turbulence of the world economy.
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