Employee representation

The UBS Employee Forum facilitates the exchange of information between employees and management on pan-European issues with the potential to impact the performance and prospects of UBS and, in particular, its operations in Europe. This forum fulfils the obligations contained in EU Directive 94/45 on the establishment of a European Works Council.

A UK Employee Forum meets on a bi-annual basis to discuss topics like health and safety issues, changes to workplace conditions, pension arrangements and collective redundancies.

Employee representation in Switzerland is led by the Employee Representation Committee (ERC). This group of elected, internal representatives represent the interests of employees whose work contracts are governed by Swiss law and the Agreement on Conditions of Employment for Bank Staff.

The ERC is the partner of UBS management in the annual salary negotiations and is involved in employee matters, including health and safety issues, social security and pension issues.