Terms of employment for extras/substitutes in professional orchestras in Switzerland
The map shows how extras/substitutes are remunerated in the various orchestras in Switzerland.
- full-time professional orchestras (members of orchester.ch): These orchestras must comply with the collective agreement between orchester.ch and SMV-USDAM. If they do this 100% in all areas, they are coloured green; if not, red. They are indicated by a filled-in circle. View all orchestras (full time+part time)
A + in the icon indicates that the orchestra in question offers benefits that exceed the collective agreement or tariff scale A, e.g. continued payment of wages in the event of illness.
All information comes from the respective orchestras or musicians. The respective source is indicated. All orchestras were asked to confirm or correct the available data. Some took advantage of this opportunity, others did not, even after three invitations.
In the event of incorrect information, we kindly request that the relevant orchestra send us the correct details immediately. The same applies to extras/substitutes who notice discrepancies in the pay slips of the respective orchestras.