During the 2026 summer session, the Council of States adopted a series of amendments to federal personnel law intended to implement Parliamentary Initiative 23.432, submitted by former member of the Council of States Thomas Minder and taken over by member of the Council of States Jakob Stark. In future, severance payments to members of executive boards in the central Federal Administration are to be inadmissible. This is intended to prevent the previous practice whereby managers may receive a severance payment as part of a simplified termination. Cases in which the termination of the contractual relationship constitutes a hardship case are exempt from the ban. Furthermore, it should no longer be possible to contractually agree severance payments with members of executive boards and boards of directors of federal enterprises and institutions, or to provide for such payments in their articles of association. The Political Institutions Committee of the National Council (PIC-N) adopted the draft without amendments by 21 votes to 0, with 4 abstentions. In its view, the current regulation has led to abuses, which is why maintaining it is no longer justifiable. The National Council will consider this matter during the autumn session.