Effective January 1, 2020, employers wishing to hire foreign
nationals for occupations with an unemployment rate of 5% or above
will have to test the Swiss labor market by advertising. The
threshold has been 8% since the requirement was introduced in July
2018.
Employers can check which vacancies are currently affected with
an online Check-Up tool.
Exemptions
The job posting can be waived in the following situations:
- Change of position of an employee
within the same employer, if he has already been employed by the
employer for six months;
- Employing trainees after they have
finished their apprenticeship with the same company;
- Employment for a maximum period of 14
days;
