PostFinance is addressing the current challenges in its 2025–2028 strategy. The financial institution has set itself the target of moderate growth in order to meet its own requirements and obligations. In order to grow, PostFinance must have a greater impact on the market and improve its performance. This means generating additional income and strengthening non-interest-sensitive business, increasing sales performance and becoming more efficient overall.
Press Release
Job cuts planned at PostFinance by the end of November 2025
5. June 2025
The challenges of a volatile market environment, investor uncertainty and a difficult interest rate environment are placing PostFinance under pressure. The situation has become worse in recent months. The financial institution therefore wants to position itself more strongly in the market, improve its performance, increase its economic viability and tailor its services fully to the needs of its customers in line with its strategy. As contractual changes or terminations are expected, PostFinance has today initiated the legally required consultation process. A reduction of up to 141 jobs is anticipated by the end of November 2025. The majority of these job cuts will concern management functions in Bern.
Investing every franc where the most value can be achieved
Strengthening non-interest-sensitive business and generating additional revenue will take time – and require initial investment. PostFinance’s growth is dependent on efficiency and cost discipline. This means PostFinance must invest money where it can generate the most value while using financial resources sparingly at the same time. By doing so, PostFinance will ensure leaner processes, create a target-oriented service and concentrate on meeting the needs of its customers – fully in line with the strategy of focusing even more on customer satisfaction.
The planned reorganization involves making changes to the organizational model. Due to synergies and the reorganization of resources in central, strategic units, PostFinance expects up to 141 contract terminations and up to 73 contractual changes by the end of November 2025. The job losses will mainly affect central administrative roles in Bern. The reorganization requires a consultation process, during which the affected employees will have the opportunity to put forward proposals on how to avoid or limit redundancies or mitigate their impact. PostFinance’s Executive Board will assess the proposals received on an ongoing basis and make a final decision in July on whether and to what extent the planned measures will be implemented.
Close support for staff
“We are aware that this news is stressful for many of our employees and will cause uncertainty and worry. We will offer them close support throughout this phase,” says CEO Beat Röthlisberger about the planned changes. “Given the current situation, we have no choice but to take the necessary steps to ensure that PostFinance will remain competitive in the future. Doing nothing is not an option. At the same time, we want to gear our services even more closely to the needs of our customers.” PostFinance has a social responsibility that it takes seriously. If job cuts were to be made, extensive redundancy plans drawn up with the social partners would be implemented.