Best Practice

Business trip to Switzerland

Business trips are once again the order of the day and it is often quickly agreed that meetings will be held the very next day. However, if you have to cross a national border for this, then these quickly agreed meetings can lead to legally undesirable consequences.

The focus here is on the legal framework in the country where the meeting is to take place. It would be too nice and easy if there were uniform rules for this. There are a few basic rules that can be followed, but specific clarification should still be made.

In the following example, we will look at the Swiss perspective.

Sample

The industrial company Perplex AG has its parent company in Switzerland. Perplex AG is a medium-sized, globally active company and has subsidiaries in around 15 countries. However, they sell their products worldwide.