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For workspaces not covered by a sector-specific agreement, Coople applies the CBA Staff Leasing (P-GAV) – the Swiss collective labour agreement for the staff leasing industry. Minimum wages depend on the worker's age, wage class, and region.
Why it applies
As a staff leasing company, Coople and the businesses that hire through us must observe the CBA Staff Leasing's wage rules whenever a more specific agreement (like the N-CLA for hospitality) doesn't apply. Below are the current legally required minimum gross hourly wages.
Minimum wages
In effect since 1 January 2026. Gross hourly wage, already including the supplements for holidays, public holidays, and the 13th-month wage – see «Good to know» below.
Workers up to 19 or over 50 years of age
| Normal wage regions | High-wage regions | Ticino |
| All other cantons | Cantons of ZH, BS, BL, GE, agglomeration of Berne and the Arc Lémanique | Canton Ticino |
Unskilled | 26.24 | 27.69 (ZH, BS, BL, Bern agglomeration, Arc Lémanique) · 28.07 (Geneva) | 23.40 |
With professional experience | 28.14 | 30.05 | 26.15 |
Skilled | 31.98 | 34.15 | 29.71 |
Workers aged 20–49
| Normal wage regions | High-wage regions | Ticino |
| All other cantons | Cantons of ZH, BS, BL, GE, agglomeration of Berne and the Arc Lémanique | Canton Ticino |
Unskilled | 25.70 | 27.12 (ZH, BS, BL, Bern agglomeration, Arc Lémanique) · 27.49 (Geneva) | 22.92 |
With professional experience | 27.57 | 29.43 | 25.62 |
Skilled | 31.32 | 33.44 | 29.11 |
Good to know
These hourly wages already include the supplements for holidays (8.33% or 10.60%, depending on age), public holidays (3.20%), and the 13th-month wage (8.33%).
Cantonal minimum wages take priority when higher – currently the case in Geneva, for unskilled workers.
Coople assigns your workspace the labour agreement that applies to it; the CBA Staff Leasing is the default when no sector-specific agreement (like the N-CLA for hospitality) applies. The applicable wage class, age bracket, and region depend on the worker and Venue for the shift.
Once a worker is assigned to a shift, Coople checks the wage against the minimum for their wage class, age, and region – you can't save a wage below it.
Full contract text: CBA Staff Leasing 2024–2027
These rates are reviewed annually – we'll update this article once new rates are published for the following year.