When are you as an employee entitled to paid hours or days off work?

Question

Question 179 of 350 · Work

When are you as an employee entitled to paid hours or days off work?

Wann hat man als Arbeitnehmerin oder Arbeitnehmer Anrecht auf bezahlte freie Stunden oder Tage am Arbeitsplatz?

Correct answer: B

Ain the event of a power cutbei Stromausfall
Bfor exercising a public officefür die Ausübung eines öffentlichen Amtes
Cfor doing administrative tasks at the bank or post officefür die Erledigung von Administration auf der Bank oder Post
Dwhen your own children start schoolbei der Einschulung der eigenen Kinder

Why

The law protects people who hold a public office. The employer must give them time off and continue to pay their wage for a certain time.

Common mistakes

C: for doing administrative tasks at the bank or post office: You go to the bank or post office in your free time. There is no right to paid time for this.
D: when your own children start school: There is no legal right to paid time off when your children start school. You can take holiday or ask your employer.

Topic

Employment contract, notice, maternity

Anyone who starts a job concludes an employment contract with the employer. It sets out, for example, the wage, the working hours, the holidays and the notice period. Anyone who wants to end an employment relationship must give notice and respect the notice period. It is best to give notice in writing by registered letter or to have receipt confirmed. That way you can prove the notice.

Living in Switzerland · Work

Sources

Official question of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.