Clubs have applied for short-time work for their players

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) announced earlier that they might also grant the professional sports teams to apply for short-time work for their players and coaches. Normally, only employees with permanent contracts would be eligible.

HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Lausanne HC, Genève-Servette HC, and EHC Biel have all handed in their requests for short-time work to the SECO, as they confirm to Le Matin. However, they have not received a response yet.

If their requests should be granted, the clubs might save hundreds of thousands of Swiss francs, Le Matin estimates.