Since our health insurance partner, CSS, is able to provide very attractive insurance premiums (among the cheapest three providers) for the coming year in comparison to the other major providers, in particular when combined with the additional discounts on supplimental insurance and the Libre-Passage that the framework agreement with the...

On behalf of the AVR, I extend a warm welcome to you in the new academic year. We particularly welcome the new first-year apprentices and hope that you have settled in well. We would like to give you the opportunity to find out what we do at the AVR and...

It’s September and therefore the perfect time to consider changing your health insurance. AVR membership is also worthwhile here! Thanks to the framework contract for supplementary health insurance, you, your spouse/partner and any children living in the same household benefit from attractive discounts on selected supplementary insurance products when switching to CSS....

What an extraordinary record year! As published by Pro Velo, 97,616 enthusiastic cyclists from 3,249 companies took part in the Bike to Work Challenge 2023, representing an increase of 21%. Thanks to the support of the Site Mobility Team and the Roche Employees› Association (AVR), it has become an integral part...

Dear AVR Member (ONLY valid for AVR members who have not yet responded) Despite our May 2023 reminder email, you have not yet approved the April 3, 2023 Workday Task. Approval of this Workday Task is required to ensure our compliance with the latest privacy regulations. So again, we ask...

I meet Loredana in the cafeteria of Building 2. We want to get to know each other better, exchange ideas and are interested in what our first experiences have been like since we were elected to the AVR Site Representative Board. We start our exchange with a delicious coffee on site....

On a beautiful, sunny Monday morning, I met virtually with Isabella, our new AVR trainee representative. Quite curious, I asked Isabella some questions. Isabella, you’re doing an apprenticeship at Roche. Can you tell me more about it?Yes, I’d be happy to!I’m currently in the first year of my fast-track apprenticeship...

…offers you a supportive and positive learning environment in which you are encouraged to develop your communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth? You will find a safe environment where you can try your hand at ease! Do you want to develop your skills, gain new...

I meet Michael in the cafeteria of Building 2 so we could interview each other. We are both eager to find out how the other spent the weekend and how we have been doing since becoming AVR site representatives. We start our exchange with a very good cup of coffee....

Today the 73rd Annual General Assembly of the AVR took place. The AVR is extremely pleased to inform you that the candidates proposed by the AVR Board of Directors for the Advisory Board and the Auditing Committee have been successfully re-elected: Furthermore, the AVR is happy to confirm the acceptance...

Nico grew up in Hölstein in the upper part of Basel-Land and also completed the compulsory schooling there. After finishing the compulsory schooling, he did a Matura with a special focus on mathematics in Liestal (Basel-Land). Where did you grow up and what kind of training did you do?I grew...

After 2 years of virtual meetings, the traditional discussion was able to take place on site again this year. Due to the pending change at the head of Roche, Mr. Severin Schwan was accompanied by his successor Mr. Thomas Schinecker. As usual at this meeting, Mr. Schwan presented the financials...