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The Hong Kong government has announced that Hong Kong ID cards issued before November 26, 2018 will become invalid in two phases in 2025.

Swiss nationals and persons from EU/EFTA member states enjoy priority over persons from third countries when it comes to admission to the employment market...

Companies are increasingly conducting internal investigations when allegations are reported to them.

An employer in Switzerland is obliged to write his employee a reference in a manner that he can obtain a new work position.

Switzerland has no specific legislation on on-call work. The legal doctrine offers some definitions on the institute of on-call work and the Swiss jurisprudence has developed certain rules regarding compensation for on-call work.

The Italian company "MegliodiTutti" takes care of restorations of theater stages and is known for their affinity to art and the quality of their work.

A work permit is required for most project and assembly assignments. There are only a few exceptions to this rule. The decisive factors for assessing whether and what type of permit is required are

The final steps have been initiated for the new social security agreement between Switzerland and Argentina. Switzerland has already concluded social security agreements in South America...

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 20.2026 provides critical updates on immigration processing delays in Mexico affecting work permit timelines, and reminds UAE mainland employers of the June 30, 2026 deadline to increase Emiratization quotas by 1% to reach 9%, with significant penalties for non-compliance. The alert also covers Andorra's reduced 2026 immigration quota and includes a detailed analysis of the legal distinctions between employee secondment and local hiring in Switzerland.

Der Arbeitnehmer kann jederzeit – das heisst auch während des Arbeitsverhältnisses – verlangen, dass ihm sein Arbeitgeber ein Arbeitszeugnis ausstellt.

At first glance, direct costs seem relatively clear and easy to determine. They can be directly attributed to a person and are generally easy to quantify. With sufficient experience and accuracy...

Many international assignments are underestimated in terms of budget because only the obvious cost aspects such as housing and school costs, flights, or relocation are taken into account initially.

As of August 23, 2025, employers of temporary residents of Belarus (with the exception of citizens of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union) must comply with the following points

Since 2015, the employee had a secondary activity as a member of the board of the association for the support, administration, and promotion of the Patrouille des Glaciers...

This article is the second in a series which provides an introduction to the key elements of employment law in Switzerland.

Public perception often associates sensitive terminations primarily with terminations with immediate effect under Articles 337 et seq. Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) or abusive terminations under Article 336 CO. These are the best known examples in practice. They also quite often lead to court proceedings.

The plaintiff (the "Employee") was a managing director of a large Swiss bank (the "Bank"). In mid 2009, he resigned from his position to join another financial establishment.