Enquiries, Sources – 03 - Statistics on Normal Workweek in Companies (NW)Overview
| Short description | Statistics on Normal Workweek in Companies (NW) have been around since 1942, although the methodology has changed considerably over the years. The normal workweek is defined as the number of hours a company employee is required to work each week over a period of several months or years. Generally speaking, the workweek is understood as being full-time, with no overtime hours nor reduced work schedules. |
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| Responsible agency | Swiss Federal Statistical Office |
| Responsible service | Labour Force |
| Responsible person and information | Rongfang Reutter, 032 713 64 86, rongfang.reutter@bfs.admin.ch |
| Conducted by | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO) |
| Legal basis | Swiss Federal Ordinance of 30 June 1993 |
| Type of enquiry | Administrative data. Since 1973, NW have been based on employee accident claims sent to the Office for the Centralisation of Accident Insurance Statistics (SSUV/SSAA). The duration of the normal workweek is based on a weighted calculation, which depends on the results of the last Business Census. |
| Statistical basis and units of enquiry | Employees working in the secondary and tertiary sectors as well as in horticulture and forestry according to the domestic concept. |
| Features registered |
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| Degree of regionalisation | Switzerland, main regions, cantons |
| Date survey conducted | Calendar year |
| Periodicity | Yearly |
| Available since | 1942 |
| Statistical quality of data | Roughly 260,000 accident claims are added to the database each year. Durations based on 10-29 claims (e.g. some economic branches involve only a small number of jobs) are shown in parenthesis. Durations based on fewer than 10 claims are not published. |
| Revision | In 1997 |
Last updated: 23.10.2009