The fine print: As with anything, conditions apply and in this case there are certain rules around some of the benefits in order to qualify.
  • Get the perfect cut with your Staff Account & discount

    From the latest fashion to dazzling jewellery, your staff account gives you a choice of 14 brands from home ware and sporting apparel all at discounted prices.

  • Year End gift: Live for the Present

    After only 1 year’s of service at American Swiss you will receive 30% of your monthly basic salary as a year-end gift. Every year it increases and after 5 years you will receive a full month’s salary. At American Swiss, loyalty brings sparkling rewards.

  • Group Schemes for Vehicle, Housing and Insurance:
    • Vehicle: Special interest rates with a number of banks. Ensuring your car purchase is the best deal that you can get.
    • Housing: Favourable lending rates for the purchase of property.
    • Insurance: Preferential rates on household and vehicle insurance.

  • Leave:

    Being fabulous is hard work. That’s why you receive:
    • Annual leave: 3 weeks annual leave, plus an extra day that's part of being a Foschini employee.
    • Bonus leave: An extra week of leave every year in addition to your three weeks annual leave
    • Long leave: At your ten year’s service mark and at five year intervals thereafter, you qualify for an additional two weeks of leave

  • A choice of two Medical Aid Schemes.

  • 7.5% monthly contribution to your Retirement Fund

  • Free Funeral Cover up to R7 500 towards the cost of a funeral.

  • Access to loans: A R10 000 loan towards a purchase of a home or home improvement as well as the opportunity to borrow a percentage of your share of the fund towards the purchase or improvement of a property you or your spouse owns.

  • Study assistance: Out-sparkle

    • Staff assistance: We will sponsor approved study that will contribute to your current career or career path with us.
    • Assistance for Children: Employees with five year’s service qualify for a loan for each child they have doing post-school study

  • FREE Voluntary, Counselling and Testing for HIV as well as treatment, including anti-retroviral medication on registering with the Group’s entirely CONFIDENTIAL HIV Treatment Programme. An external company who is by law obliged to keep all information confidential from everyone including us, runs the programme.

  • Precious things deserve precious care

    As an American Swiss employee, you will have access to a phone line which is manned by a professional Social Worker. This is your gateway to wellness counseling and advice on a wide range of issues.

  • Car allowance: A fully taxed car allowance is paid monthly to qualifying staff.

  • Company vehicle: If, as a significant part of your job, we need you to drive a car, the company will provide a company vehicle.