Centre Patronal

To provide Vaud-based companies with services, information and advice,
as well as a business networking platform for member companies.

To safeguard economic interests of the private sector.

SERVICES

• 2nd pillar pension plans, including the FIP pension fund with more than 4,200 companies (www.fip.ch)
  
• Social security (AVS – old-age pension/AI – invalidity/APG – loss of income/AC – unemployment, family allowance), including the Vaud Employer’s Federation AVS scheme with more than 35,000 members (companies and self-employed)
  
• Legal advice and support (commercial and employment law, social insurance, contracts, tax, work permits)
  
• Economic and legal publications to help start and run businesses
  
• Administrative management of nearly 200 groups and professional associations in Vaud, Western Switzerland and Switzerland as a whole
  
• A branch office in Bern for the management of Swiss association and interest group secretariats
  
• Organizing training courses for management and directors in French and English (www.romandieformation.ch)
  
• Support for business start-ups with EasyStart, an information and training tool in the form of a gamified learning path
  

And multiple networking opportunities, in particular via conferences organized on a range of current topics relating to the economy or the business community platform composed of entrepreneurs run by the Centre Patronal and bringing together various heads of companies (www.centrepatronal.ch/epv) !