Employment Regulations
Swiss employment law appears complex and confusing when looking from an outside view, although in some ways there are many similarities to other countries.
Compared to the laws of most European countries, Swiss employment law is quite liberal, particularly in relation to terminations of employment contracts.
Apart from gender discrimination and sexual harassment, Swiss law does not require an employer to treat all its employees the same under similar conditions. Only a discrimination of a single or a small group of employees might be prohibited if it amounts to a violation of such person’s personality. Swiss legal requirements are divided between the federal level and the cantonical level.
Therefore, the points below are general guidelines and particular requirements will vary from canton to canton. For these and many other reasons the following are only guidelines in the broadest sense, and professional legal services are recommended when employing in Switzerland.
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