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Statistics notification (LSE, BESTA, SLI, profiling, update survey of the business and enterprise register)

Since Swissdec 5.0, you can submit the statistics notification monthly via ELM. This automatically covers the following statistics:

  • The Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (LSE)
  • The Swiss Wage Index (SLI)
  • The Employment Statistics (BESTA)
  • The profiling survey
  • The update survey of the business and enterprise register
Hinweis

There's no report for this statistics notification. Only the submission via ELM is supported.

Prerequisites

  • For all exports, settled and posted payroll periods exist within the export period.
  • The relevant employee data (employment percentage, statistics assignments, education, function) is maintained.
  • The departments and cost centers match the requirements of the respective export.

Export the BESTA establishment census

The BESTA statistics are included in the monthly statistics notification via ELM. The existing Employment Statistic - Establishment Census report was kept, so you can still evaluate it.

You can create the report at the end of each quarter. It includes persons who earn AHV-liable income as of the accounting date.

  1. Open the Employment Statistic - Establishment Census report.
  2. Configure the options.
Field Description
Reference Date Reference date of the survey. Mandatory field.
Export to a profiling file Turn on this option to export a profiling file.
Form Type Choose between Occupation statistic and Establishment census.

  1. Run the report.

    The report creates a form with information about the employment percentage, working time, nationality, education, and function of each employee.

  2. Check the evaluation.

  3. Send the information to the Federal Statistical Office.

Check the export content before submission

Check the following regardless of the export type:

  1. Reference Date and Population against the requirements of the survey office.
  2. Employees with missing statistics assignments or incomplete employment data.
Wichtig

SwissSalary creates the files but doesn't submit them automatically. Check the content before you forward the file to the responsible office.

Good to know

  • Treating the generated file like a report that was already submitted—SwissSalary only exports; delivery remains your responsibility.
  • Leaving statistics assignments, employment percentages, or education details incomplete—the file then contains gaps.

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