Employment law

• 13 January 2023

Enjoyment of holidays by the employee

Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano The Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) provides four articles (art. 329a CO – art. 329d ...

• 6 September 2022

Consensual termination Agreement between the employer and its employee

Author: Lawyer Enrico Gemano Pursuant to Art. 335 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (hereafter CO), an employment relationship for an unlimited period may be terminated by either party. The ...

• 26 August 2022

Female employment in Switzerland

Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano Women of working age in Switzerland prefer part-time work. Statistics show that “in 2020, 79% of employed women between 15 and 64 years of age with ...

• 12 July 2022

Cases of workplace bullying in Switzerland

Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano The data from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) dated 7 July 2022 show that for the month of June 2022, there were (only) 92,511 ...

• 1 July 2022

WAGE INEQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN SWITZERLAND

Author: Enrico Germano The principle of equal wage in Switzerland has been enshrined both in the Federal Constitution since 1981 and in the Federal Act on Gender Equality which came ...