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My pension plan at PUBLICA

The Confederation pension plan

Whether you are an active or former employee, this page offers a wealth of useful information about your pension plan: the name of your contact, the members of your parity commission, your interest rates, savings contributions and plan type (standard/management), as well the pension plan’s key figures and legal basis.

Also worth knowing

There is no entry threshold for the Confederation pension plan. You can join whatever your salary level. Another advantage is that, as your employer, the Federal Administration will pay the risk premium in full. 
In addition, you can make voluntary savings contributions to top up your pillar 2 retirement assets. You can choose between two voluntary options and simulate them on  myPublica.

Current funded ratio

As at 31.03.2024 the regulatory funded ratio stands at 100.3%.

Performance in past years

Contributions for pension plan types

Savings contributions and voluntary savings contributions

Active members and their employers pay contributions based on the insured salary to fund retirement, disability and death benefits. The savings contributions vary, depending on the pension plan type (standard/management) and age. You can also make additional, voluntary savings contributions to top up your retirement assets. Depending on your plan type (standard/management), you can choose from a number of percentage options for your voluntary savings contributions.

 

a) Standard plan: for employees up to salary category 23
Age group Employee’s savings contribution Employer’s savings contribution Total retirement credits
22 - 34 5.85% 6.90% 12.75%
35 - 44 7.25% 9.00% 16.25%
45 - 54 9.40% 16.60% 26.00%
55 - 65 12.50% 21.75% 34.25%
66 - 70 5.85% 5.85% 11.70%
b) Management plan: for employees from salary category 24 up
Age group Employee’s savings contribution Employer’s savings contribution Total retirement credits
22 - 34 5.95% 6.80% 12.75%
35 - 44 7.25% 9.00% 16.25%
45 - 54 9.70% 19.20% 28.90%
55 - 65 12.80% 24.30% 37.10%
66 - 70 5.95% 5.95% 11.90%

 

Voluntary savings contribution

Standard plan    
Classes Option 1 (%) Option 2 (%)
22-44 1.0 2.0
45-70 2.0 5.0
Management plan    
Classes

Option 1 (%)

 Option 2 (%)
22-44 1.0 2.0
45-70 3.0 6.0

 

Risk premium

PUBLICA levies a risk premium of 1.5% of the insured salary to insure the risks of death and disability. The employer pays this in full.

Interest rates and key figures

From 1 January 2024, the OPA minimum interest rate is 1.25%.

Your pension plan’s parity commission has set the following interest rates for retirement assets and for vested benefits paid out during the year as follows:

  • Interest rate on benefits paid out during the year in 2023: 1%
Interest rates 2024
Interest when calculating vested benefits in the current year 1.00%
Interest on arrears for subsequent payment of benefits 2.25%
Interest on reimbursement 1.25%
Default interest on reimbursement 2.25%
employment relationship prior to the 1 January after the 21st birthday 1.00%
Interest on termination benefit 1.25%
Default interest on termination benefits 2.25%
Interest on arrears for subsequent payment of benefits 2.25%
Interest on reimbursement of vested benefits 1.25%
Interest rates of previous years

Legal basis

Vorsorgereglement Bund
Vorsorgereglement Bund - zusätzlich publiziert auf der Publikationsplattform des Bundesrechts (Fedlex)
Verordnung über das paritätische Organ des Vorsorgewerks Bund
Anschlussvertrag Vorsorgewerk Bund
SLA D Vorsorgewerk Bund
Reglement Teilliquidation Vorsorgewerk Bund
Vorsorgereglement für die Honorarbeziehenden
Bundespersonalverordnung
Reglement der Delegierten des Wahlkreises I der Delegiertenversammlung PUBLICA für die Wahl der Vertretung der Arbeitnehmenden im paritätischen Organ des Vorsorgewerks Bund
Rechtlichen Grundlage zur Rechtsbeziehung zwischen Arbeitgebenden, Versicherten und PUBLICA
Factsheet Adjustments to regulations as of 1.1.2024

Parity commission

The following people were appointed to the Confederation parity commission for the term of office from 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2027:

 

Employee representative
Name Employer Function Contact
Etienne Bernard swissPersona Member
Esther Bravin Federal Office for Agruculture FOAG Member
Christoph Freymond Federal Statistical Office Chair
Anja Schuler Federal Office of Sport FOSPO Member
Bernd Talg Federal Office for Costoms and Border Security FOCBS Member
Peter Winter Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse Member
Employer representative
Name Employer Function Contact
Therese Sägesser Parliamentary-Services Member
Marc Siegenthaler Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS Vice-Chair
Bettina Steffen Scheidl Federal Office of Justice FOJ Member
Marco Terribilini Federal Personnel Office Member
Agathe Tobola Dreyfuss DETEC General Secretariat Member
Alain Zentner Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) Member

More topics of interest

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is PUBLICA’s strategic body. Learn about its tasks and its members.

Assembly of Delegates

The Assembly of Delegates has 80 members drawn from among the employees. 

Annual Report

Your pension plan’s key figures can be found in our latest Annual Report.