Should businesses have greater flexibility to use night and Sunday work?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote was about making it easier for businesses to use night and Sunday work in situations where it was permitted under Swiss labour law. Supporters argued that greater flexibility would help businesses compete, create jobs, and better meet customer demand. Opponents argued that existing limits protected workers’ health, family life, and time for rest. Swiss voters rejected the proposal and chose to keep the existing rules.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/433.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=433
Vote date: 1996-12-01
Original Swissvotes English title: Arbeitsgesetz
Original German title: Arbeitsgesetz
Swissvotes short-description title: Wirtschaftsvertreter überspannen bei der Nacht- und Sonntagsarbeit den Bogen
Original French title: Loi sur le travail
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/26836
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp19961201.prop_oui_433_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp19961201.prop_oui_433_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=433