Migros offers its employees continuous support in the areas of health and safety in order to improve their wellbeing, commitment and performance.
Migros aligns its activities with the following strategic priorities: occupational health and safety, physical and mental health, and employability.
Migros guarantees its employees a safe and healthy working environment. In 2024, a total of 12 companies of the Migros Group were awarded the Friendly Work Space label as part of the systematic and sustainable development of occupational health management. The company offers a comprehensive range of prevention and support services for its employees; in the reporting year, the focus was on specific health initiatives carried out in partnership with the Medbase Group.
Twelve Migros companies have been awarded the Friendly Work Space quality label for their efforts in the area of occupational health management.
Occupational safety given high priority
By implementing a systematic health system – the group-wide solution (GWS) M-Group – Migros protects its employees against accidents in the workplace, occupational diseases and work-related diseases. All aspects of occupational health and safety are covered and implemented by the GWS specialist unit.
The Migros Group defines mandatory safety standards based on regulatory requirements and the companies’ needs. It is externally audited and recertified every five years by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO on behalf of the Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational Safety.
In addition, the Migros Group companies undergo regular internal assessments to ensure compliance with legal and company requirements. These efforts are reflected in a relatively low rate of 0.26 % for absenteeism due to occupational accidents (55 accidents per 1’000 full-time equivalents).
The average rate of absenteeism due to illness stood at 4.8 % in 2024 and the rate for non-occupational accidents was 0.50 % (130 accidents per 1’000 full-time equivalents).
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Rates of ilness absenteeism |
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Total |
5.2 % |
4.7 % |
4.8 % |
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Cooperative Retailing |
5.3 % |
4.7 % |
4.8 % |
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Commerce |
6.4 % |
6.0 % |
6.4 % |
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Migros Industrie |
5.0 % |
4.6 % |
4.7 % |
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Financial Services |
3.2 % |
2.9 % |
3.4 % |
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Travel |
2.4 % |
2.7 % |
3.2 % |
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Health |
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3.5 % |
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Other |
3.8 % |
3.6 % |
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Average of monthly figures for calendar year. The base population is 90 % (N = 77’624) of all employees in Switzerland for 2022, 91 % (N = 79’268) for 2023 and 97 % (N = 83'603) for 2024.
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Number of accidents per 1’000 personnel units 1 |
Rates of accident-related absenteeism 2 |
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Occupational accidents |
54 |
55 |
53 |
0.25 % |
0.26 % |
0.33 % |
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Non-occupational accidents |
135 |
127 |
130 |
0.55 % |
0.56 % |
0.50 % |
1 The base population is 86 % (N = 53’984) of all full-time equivalents in Switzerland for 2022, 87 % (N = 55’905) for 2023 and 96 % (N = 61'488) for 2024.
2 The base population is 81 % (N = 69’631) of all employees in Switzerland for 2022, 86 % (N = 74’748) for 2023 and 96 % (N = 84'287) for 2024.