In accordance with the EPFL directive on travel and reimbursement of professional expenses (LEX 5.6.2), all regular staff hired at a rate of 50% or more, for a minimum period of 12 months, benefit from offers on SBB passes.
Benefits
With the GA Travelcard, you enjoy free travel on SBB trains and other benefits, particularly on other Swiss means of transport. The GA Travelcard is registered on your SwissPass.
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Employees (under EPFL contract with an employment rate of 50% or more, for a minimum of 12 months) are entitled to a SBB Half-Fare Travelcard, or may opt instead, for a subsidy on the purchase of a GA Travelcard.
- You can obtain a 25% voucher for an Adult 2nd class GA travelcard (15% for 1st class) or a voucher limited to CHF 500 for the following GA categories: Youth, 25-Year-Old, Duos, Disabled Persons, Familia for Adults.
- Staff in training: respectively Doctoral Assistants, Apprentices and Trainees can obtain a voucher under the same conditions as stated above.
Send an email to [email protected] indicating whether you wish to travel in 1st or 2nd class, the category of GA Travel (e.g. Youth, 25-Year-Old, Duos, Disabled Persons, Familia for Adults), and whether you already have a Half-Fare Travelcard through EPFL.
The SBB voucher will be sent to you by email.
The voucher is valid online for any first purchase. For monthly payments and renewals, the voucher must be redeemed directly at a SBB point of sale. No refunds are possible after purchase. The voucher has no retroactive effect.
The value of the voucher forms part of the taxable salary. The amount is shown on the payslip as ‘Bon de réduction sur l’AG’ (‘GA discount voucher’).
Send an email to [email protected] indicating whether you would like to travel in 1st or 2nd class, the category of GA Travel (e.g. Youth, 25-Year-Old, Duos, Disabled Persons, Familia for Adults).
The SBB voucher will be sent to you by email.
The voucher must be redeemed directly at a SBB point of sale. No refunds are possible after purchase. The voucher has no retroactive effect.
The value of the voucher forms part of the taxable salary. The amount is shown on the payslip as ‘Bon de réduction sur l’AG’ (‘GA discount voucher’).
Full payment of the GA Travelcard may be granted if:
– 60 days or more of business travel per year.
– More than 10 km from your contracted place of work and your home.
A business trip, is any trip made for the purpose of carrying out professional activities outside a radius of 10 kilometres from the employee’s place of work and place of residence. A return trip on the same day counts as a single day of travel.
It should be noted that any journey from the employee’s home to the contractually agreed place(s) of work, or any journey away from the workplace, is deemed to be a private journey. The contract of employment and the job description are authoritative.
It is possible as of EPF functional grades 7 to subscribe to the 1st class.
To submit a request for ‘frequent traveller’ cover, you must complete a list of your business journeys made during the previous 12 months. It must be signed by your line manager. You can find this document on our HR Documents and Forms page (under heading ‘Mobility benefits’). Send this signed list to [email protected].
During the first year of your contract, please fill in this list predictively for your business trips (this list does not need to be signed by your manager). Ask your line manager for a letter (PDF) explaining your request.
If you wish to leave, please contact [email protected]. The GA Travelcard is valid for one year. If the employment contract is terminated before the GA Travelcard expires, a refund may be demanded and deducted from the final salary.