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Do you know about your payroll requirements for your foreign employees in Switzerland?

The Corona Pandemic confronts us all with new and unknown challenges. In order to make a small contribution to overcoming the current situation

A preliminary investigation by the Secretariat of the Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO) into the exchange of information in the Swiss labor market has revealed indications of covert agreements on wages.

Provisional agreement between Switzerland and the UK concerning social security benefits put into place Nov. 1, 2021

The Supreme Court held that employers are obliged to disclose employment contracts and other relevant documents relating to pay and working conditions to the 26 so-called 'cantonal tripartite commissions'.

At the end of April 2024, the city parliament of Fribourg decided to grant its public employees 40 days of paternity leave.

In a recent ruling, the Cantonal Court of Lucerne decided that holiday and public holiday compensation for persons employed on a monthly salary must be taken into account when assessing short-time work compensation on the basis of ...

In its ruling of 26 June 2025 (4A_5/2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed its jurisprudence that if compensation for a post-contractual non-compete has been agreed...

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has validated minimum wage regulations in Zurich and Winterthur, overturning lower court decisions and affirming that municipalities possess constitutional autonomy to establish local wage floors. With minimum wages of CHF 23.90 and CHF 23.00 per hour respectively now set to take effect, the ruling settles a key question about the division of legislative powers between cantonal and municipal authorities in Switzerland's federal system.

The 'Maschinenbau AG' group based in Zurich implemented a new operational IT system in the spring, which was developed by the team in Malaysia.

his article discusses a decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court according to which the employer must contribute to the costs of a private room used by an employee who works from home.

In the relationship between the EU/EFTA and Switzerland, a person who is self-employed and/or employed in more than one country is nevertheless only required to pay social se-curity contributions in a single country.

In the context of cross-border employees, determining remuneration & allowances is not always easy. In addition to the wishes of the employees, as well as the tax and social security aspects, the cost side must also be kept in mind.

A Reflection Period of Two Days May Be Sufficient; the Employee May Possibly even Waive this Reflection Period...

Due to inflation, the Federal Council decided, on November 29, 2023, to adapt the Ordinance on the standard employment contract for domestic workers (the "Ordinance")...

Three private school teachers terminated their employment relationships in January 2020 with effect on 31 August 2020.

Due to the restrictions related to COVID, the EU social security subordination rules were flexibly applied until 30 June 2022.

Unter Umständen ist die Kündigung kurz vor der Pensionierung missbräuchlich, da gegenüber der Arbeitnehmerin in diesem Fall eine besondere Fürsorgepflicht bestehen kann.

Die Sommerzeit bringt nicht nur Ferien, sondern oft auch Diskussionen zwischen Arbeitgebenden und Arbeitnehmenden über Ferienansprüche. Dr. Urs Marti klärt die wichtigsten rechtlichen Regelungen rund um Ferienplanung, Feriensperren, Krankheit während der Ferien und den Umgang mit Ferienguthaben auf.