Federal Act
on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code
(Part Five: The Code of Obligations)

¹ After hav­ing giv­en birth, a fe­male em­ploy­ee is en­titled to ma­ter­nity leave of at least 14 weeks.

² In the event of the hos­pit­al­isa­tion of the new-born child, the ma­ter­nity leave shall be ex­ten­ded by the ex­ten­ded peri­od of pay­ment the ma­ter­nity al­low­ance.¹³⁸

³ In the event of the death of the oth­er par­ent dur­ing the six months fol­low­ing the birth of the child, a fe­male em­ploy­ee is en­titled to two ad­di­tion­al weeks of leave; she may take this leave in full weeks or on a day-to-day basis with­in a peri­od of six months from the day after the death.¹³⁹