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workplace and in case of addiction or
financial problems. In 2006, the 28 social
workers of Swiss Post from all parts of
Switzerland advised 2,559 employees
and conducted 38 seminars or acted as
speakers.
Support in emergencies
The Swiss Post employee foundation supports
employees and retirees from the
whole Group who are in financial difficulties
or whose financial resources are modest.
The foundation provides non-repayable
allowances to contribute towards the
costs of illness and accidents or to help
with children’s education. In this way it
helps with serious or emergency cases. It
also promotes family holidays with
around 100 low-cost holiday apartments
and provides loans with a low rate of
interest. In 2006, non-repayable advances
amounting to 736,000 francs and low-
interest loans totalling 830,000 francs
were granted, providing support to 520
employees. The employee fund finances
its expenses from the interest earned
on the foundation’s assets, which
amounted to 47 million francs last year.
In 2005 and 2006 43.8 million francs
flowed into the foundation’s assets. The
Executive Management had decided to
make the net profit from the dissolution
of the foundation promoting home ownership
available to staff for social purposes.
Commitments on behalf of society
We have supported both Pro Juventute and
Pro Patria for years. Pro Juventute works to
fulfil the needs and implement the rights of
children and young people in Switzerland,
while Pro Patria uses its funds to promote
projects that protect cultural heritage and
for social purposes. They re-ceive the sur-
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charges on the well-known stamps, four of
which are issued by Swiss Post each year.
Swiss Post contributes a-round 12.6 percent
to the Pro Juventute budget and around
half to that of Pro Patria.
As part of the “2 x Christmas” campaign,
around 83.000 parcels (compared to
75.000 in 2005) were handed in last year.
Half of the surplus Christmas presents
were distributed in Switzerland and half
in Modavia by the Red Cross.
The “Santa Claus” campaign brings
pleasure at Christmas time each year. In
2006, 17.863 children wrote a letter to
Santa Claus, which we answered with a
small gift.
We responded to Swiss Solidarity’s calls
for donations by waiving the inpayment
fees. Last year, this contribution came to
30.000 francs. Swiss Solidarity organized
“ In order to deal with change,
the consequences have to
be communicated openly and
transparently.”
aniel Mollet
Head of Communication, Swiss Post, Berne