‘Working Conditions Barometer’: workers under pressure

82.6% of respondents say they are satisfied with their professional situation. This is fairly good news according to the ‘Working Conditions Barometer’ published by Travail.Suisse on 20 November for the year 2025. The study surveyed a sample of 1,500 people and found however that stress and the inability to disconnect are slightly up on last year.

Forty per cent of respondents regularly feel exhausted at the end of their working day and the same number often suffer from work-related stress. One-fifth of those surveyed even find it almost impossible to achieve a work-life balance.

Among the main reasons for this stress, the study cites:

- Lack of overall rest time

- Frequent to very frequent overtime (50% of respondents)

- Frequent to very frequent working days of more than ten hours (25%)

- Obligation to be available even outside working hours (more than 25%)

- Increase in presenteeism (working despite being ill)

Those who work at least partially from home (42% of respondents) reported being more satisfied overall with the autonomy and flexibility that this way of working provides. The total percentage of people with this option is slightly lower than in 2024. The downside is a blurring of the line between work and private life.