Switzerland - New early retirement scheme in building technology sector - December 31, 2025

The social partners of the national collective agreement for building technology – the employers' association suissetec and the trade unions Unia and Syna – have signed a groundbreaking agreement: Starting in 2027, a new early retirement scheme will be introduced in the sector. Employees aged 60 and over with at least 15 years of industry experience can retire early and receive a bridging pension until they reach retirement age. This new scheme will benefit approximately 24,000 employees in the plumbing, building envelope, sanitary installation, heating, air conditioning and ventilation, and solar panel installation sectors.

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For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.