Almost 22’000 employees of the Canton of Zurich will receive in the coming year, more holiday. These are all employees at the age from 21 to 49 years who are to receive five instead of four weeks holiday in the year, as the government informs that today is Thursday. Strictly speaking, there are three additional days, because so far the government has credited all around 38’000 employees each year over the new year, two days off, as the cantonal administration is then closed.
By 1. January, 2020 has changed the governing Council, the enforcement order to the personnel act to the effect that the free days are valid over the turn of the year as vacation days. All other age groups in the Canton of two additional vacation days. In the case of the 20 – and 50 – to 59-Year-old, there are a total of 27 days, the 60-Year-old 32 days.
No increase of working time
Originally, the government wanted the additional vacation days and cost-neutral to implement and the weekly working hours for all employees from 42 to 42.5 hours. The fact the government omitted now, as the competent financial Director Ernst Stocker, on request, says: “The proposal is pushed in the consultation process, to widespread criticism.”
The government is now forecasting, with cost of 7.5 million Swiss francs for the Canton and up to 29.7 million Swiss francs for the municipalities. This is because the additional holiday when Operated in the stratified operation and in the case of primary schools, new positions were necessary.
teachers
most positive reactions to the decision of the governing Council. The trade unions and staff associations are showed in media releases welcoming the new regime. This decision corresponds to a large extent the long-standing demands of the associations. Almost identical to the EPP responded in a message.
Of the extra holidays most teachers in the Canton are affected. In the elementary school the basis of a working Year, this was reduced to the additional vacation days accordingly. The Change from 1. August 2020. The teachers of middle, high and vocational schools, however, cannot benefit. Because you are employed by the lessons, does not apply in the case of you the year working time, and made no adjustments. “The flexibility in the case of these teachers is still large enough, so that we have not found an adjustment to be necessary,” says Ernst Stocker.
50 – to 59-Year-old go home empty handed from
the secondary school teachers Association “shows an absolute lack of understanding”. The reasoning of the governing Council was “threadbare”. Thus, the profession is unattractive and sink to the commitment of the teachers. For the United staff organisations, and the VPOD, this is a fly in the ointment of the new Rules: “We will continue for an additional week of vacation for these groups of professionals”, write in the message.
empty the Canton of employees in the age 50 to 59 years. To them, the government in 2018 to the consultation, an additional week of vacation. The government has refused but now: “The additional three days holiday would have to develop the 50 – to 59-Year-old through the to 42.5 hours increased working hours. The way is now,” explains the Head of the personnel office, Anita bird, on request. (Tages-Anzeiger)
Created: 25.04.2019, 14:59 PM
