Maternity Protection
As a supervisor, you are responsible for ensuring that the health of your staff and students is protected and that accidents are prevented within ETH Zurich. You are obliged to designate safety officers and to inform your staff/students of the essential points on safety and intervention should an event occur.
For an overview of your health and safety responsibilities as a supervisor, download this DownloadSuva brochure (PDF, 927 KB).
SSHE cares for a healthy and safe working environment at ETH and advises you in health protection issues.
The SSHE Downloadleaflet on pregnancy and breastfeeding (PDF, 174 KB) provides detailed information on the possible health hazards and risks during pregnancy and breastfeeding. An expectant mother cannot be obliged to work overtime. Daily working time may not in any case exceed nine hours. Further information on the subject of maternity protection can be found here.