# Welcome to the Employee Assistance Office (MBS)

**Source**: https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en.html
**Parent**: https://www.grc.uzh.ch/en/counseling/conflicts.html

## Is a tricky situation at work getting you all tied up in knots?

Help is available! Unpick the situation and work out solutions with our independent advisory services.

- Are the lines of communication in your team still open, or have you long since stopped trying to get through?
- Does it sometimes feel like others are speaking a different language?
- How far should you back down – and what should you challenge?
- Do you feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, frustrated or unfairly treated?
- Is there a lack of balance between the demands placed on you and the encouragement and recognition you receive?
- Are you struggling to combine your research and leadership responsibilities?
- Are you getting more and more annoyed by difficult tasks imposed on you as a team, project or research leader?
- Are attempts at reconciliation simply exacerbating the conflict?

Difficulties in the workplace happen – for employees, managers, professors and researchers alike. The important thing is to act in good time, before a situation gets out of hand or a disagreement escalates.

**Her's some more information about:**

- Our [Service Offering](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/services.html)
- Our [Team](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/team.html)
- Our [Availability](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/availability.html)
- Frequently asked questions [FAQ](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/faq.html)

## Additional Information

### UZH CommUNIty

For Each Other, For Each Other: at UZH we treat each other with respect and tolerance – regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity, skin color, origin, religion, sexual orientation, social and professional status or language. These are the values to which we are all committed.

- [UZH CommUNIty](https://www.community.uzh.ch/en.html "UZH CommUNIty")

### Annual report 2024

The annual report 2024 of the UZH Employee Assistance Office is available for your reading now (currently in German only):

- [Jahresbericht MBS 2024 *(PDF, 804 KB)*](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:56d576b6-357c-4dbb-844f-f241008a81e4/20250410%20Bericht%20MBS%202024_END.pdf)

### New cantonal whistleblowing portal

The canton of Zurich has opened a new online portal for anonymous whistleblowing:

- [Integrity Line Plattform](https://ombudsmann-zh.integrityline.org "Integrity Line Plattform")

### MBS flyer and postcard

The most relevant information in a nutshell - to print out or send.

- [MBS flyer *(PDF, 323 KB)*](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:2c9e54e5-58d5-4b93-9062-a8aa9784cae3/20220722MBS_Flyer%20final.pdf)
- [MBS postcard *(PDF, 119 KB)*](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:9b54d855-655c-4a64-855f-3974b77941bd/20220722MBS_Postkarte%20final.pdf)

### Other Services

- [health@uzh](https://www.health.uzh.ch/en.html "health@uzh")
- [Sexual Harassment Policy](https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/explore/portrait/basics/responsibility/sexualharassment.html "Sexual Harassment Policy")
- [Equality, Diversity, Inclusion](https://www.gleichstellung.uzh.ch/en.html "Equality, Diversity, Inclusion")
- [Graduate Campus](https://www.grc.uzh.ch/en.html "Graduate Campus")
- [Research Integrity](https://www.research.uzh.ch/en/procedures/integrity.html "Research Integrity")
- [Leadership and Governance Academy](https://www.leadgovacademy.uzh.ch/de.html "Leadership and Governance Academy")
- [HR Development](https://www.staff.uzh.ch/en/personal/learning-development/HR-Development.html "HR Development")

- [Service Offering](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/services.html)
- [Team](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/team.html)
- [Availability](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/availability.html)
- [FAQ](https://www.mbs.uzh.ch/en/faq.html)