Your benefits

Always mobile

Depending on your employment contract, you benefit from:

• 2nd class GA Travelcard, 1st class GA Travelcard or a Half-Fare Travelcard 
• Discount of at least 50% on international train journeys in around 30 countries in the EU area
• Travel concessions for family members
• Reduction at the following providers: Rent-a-bike, Publibike and Mobility

Connected with one another 

• All employees receive a smartphone that they can also use privately
• BLS pays the subscription costs
• Relatives also benefit from discounted conditions

Flexible working

We place great emphasis on personal responsibility: 

• If it is possible in your job, you can work how, when and where it suits you best. Whether in the office, at home or on the road
• We encourage part-time work, top-sharing and job-sharing. For instance, do you work 90% of full-time hours? You can do this across four days a week
• You also benefit from discounts when setting up your home office

Shift work is worth it 

Irregular working hours are part and parcel of mobility. 

We make up for this with time bonuses above and beyond the legal requirements, as well as appropriate remuneration.

Holidays

Depending on your employment contract and age, you benefit from:

• 4, 5, 6 or 7 weeks' holiday
  You can also buy up to 2 weeks' holiday per year
  There are 2–4 paid bridging days per year
  Every 7 years, we offer a sabbatical to senior management staff and specialists
  The best way to book your holidays is through us at the BLS Travel Centre. The booking fees are on us

Family time

It is important to us that you can spend enough time with your family: So we grant you:

• 18 days of paternity leave
• 18 weeks of maternity leave with an option to extend this for another 6 months as unpaid leave
• We provide eligible employees with a voluntary childcare allowance of CHF 140.00 per month

Development

Your development matters to us, both individually and as part of a team. We offer you a wide range of opportunities to grow professionally and personally: 

• Modern in-house learning opportunities and courses, such as coaching, mentoring and practical learning formats
• Targeted leadership development programmes for aspiring and experienced managers
• Cross-departmental boards and communities where you can actively contribute and help shape BLS
• An open approach to mistakes and team development: we learn together through dialogue, feedback and by dealing openly with mistakes
• Financial support and/or time allowance for external further education and training

Stay healthy

Your health is close to our hearts!

• You can take part in events and campaigns relating to your health (e.g. ergonomics consultations)
• If you are unable to work for a long period of time due to ill health, you will receive 100% of your current salary for 12 months. In the second year, 80%. So that you can focus fully on «getting better»
• We take care of you and have our own presence and care management
• You can expect high safety standards and modern protective equipment
• You also benefit from our Fitpass

Well provided for

Together with you, we are already thinking about tomorrow. 

• Our pension fund Symova is healthy and offers you good benefits in old age: An employer contribution of up to 60%, flexible retirement from age 58, and a flexible savings plan for your retirement.
• As a member of senior management, you benefit from additional pension provision