Abstract
Population:
19,064,409 (2024)
Proportion of employees in unions:
21.4% (2018)
Collective bargaining coverage:
15% (2017)
Principal level of collective bargaining:
company
Workplace representation:
elected employee representatives, although unions have precedence
Board-level representation:
no
Representation at European level:
SNB members chosen by existing employee representatives
Health and safety representation:
safety representatives and health and safety committee