Service-oriented - Die Schweizerische Post

56 Annual Geschäftsbericht Report | Responsible 2006
Responsible
“ Swiss Post is a major employer
in our region.”
Bixio Caprara
Member of local government, Bellinzona
As a role model
we act responsibly.
Even when implementing necessary
changes, Swiss Post is always aware
of its social responsibility. In ac-
cordance with the objectives of the
Federal Council we take account of
regional concerns in terms of investments
and jobs. In times of change in
particular, we bear the responsibility
for the quality of work and quality of
life of our employees. We can only
expect them to produce above-average
performances if they are able to
achieve the right work-life balance.
Finally, socially responsible action
means that we can engage in charitable
activities without deriving any
direct benefit from them. By contrast,
we expect a clear benefit from
our sponsorship of sports and cultural
events.
Represented in the regions
Swiss Post is well represented in all regions
of Switzerland. ( 6) We are a
strong employer in marginal regions. Of
the 9,000 or so jobs in certain regions,
around one-fifth would not be required
for operating purposes. ( 25) However,
they reflect our desire to contribute to a
balance between urban and rural areas
and between the economically stronger
and weaker regions. In recent years we
have decentralized thousands of jobs and
will continue this policy. Over 2,800 jobs
have been created outside the major conurbations
in the middle of the country
since 1996. 60 people were hired as customer
advisors in both Fribourg and
Schaffhausen, 70 new jobs were created
in Ticino at an IT centre and for the
regional management of Post Offices &
Sales, and 180 new positions were created
in the Gruyères region for the Post-
Finance Operations Center. Around
80 jobs will be created in 2007 in Sion,
and 80 in the Chur region for returns
processing and video coding. PostFinance
will also be offering 230 jobs at the
new computer centre in Zofingen (Canton
Aargau) as of autumn 2007.