The federal government has served notice that it will have back-to-work legislation on Air Canada's contract disputes ready as early as next week.

Swiss citizens have rejected a proposal to have six weeks' paid vacation per year instead of four, amidst warnings that two more weeks without work could cost the country $6.5 billion US a year in labour costs.

Air Canada says that talks with the union representing 3,000 pilots are scheduled to continue this week and it remains confident a work stoppage can be avoided as a key deadline approaches.