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L&E Global Employment Law Tracker Switzerland November 2025
Due to the current Swiss labor market forecasts and the uncertainty arising from the newly introduced U.S. tariffs – particularly affecting Swiss export industries – the Federal Council decided on October 8, 2025, to temporarily extend the maximum duration of short-time work compensation from 18 months to 24 months.
Gesamtarbeitsvertrag - Fallstricke und Besonderheiten: in personalSCHWEIZ Oktober 2025
Streitpunkt Ferien - eine arbeitsrechtliche Übersicht: in personalSCHWEIZ Juli/August 2025
L&E Global Employment Law Tracker Switzerland October 2025
Switzerland: Federal Supreme Court Clarifies Practice in Connection with Post-Contractual Non-Competition Clauses and Compensation for Non-Competition (BGer 4A_5/2025 from June 26th, 2025) and a Look at a Common Subject of Dispute: Payment of Restricted Stock Units Only if Employment Relationship is Intact
L&E Global Employment Law Tracker Switzerland April 2025
Switzerland: Key Issues
Switzerland: The Swiss Reference Letter: A Balancing Act Between Legal Obligation, Digitalisation and Dispute Trigger
Swiss labour law grants employees the right to demand a reference letter from their employer at any time. In practice, however, it is common for every employee who leaves the company to receive a reference letter even without demanding. This is the result of the high value directly linked to reference letters during recruiting processes, including the requests for reference letters to be part of a job searchers portfolio as well as the undeniable Swiss hyper fixation of employees and employers to dissect and interpret reference letters like a poem, looking for hidden meanings and secret codes. It is, therefore, not surprising that many labour disputes revolve around the wording of reference letters. The following article is intended to outline both the legal requirements for a reference letter as well as possible dispute triggers, and how to navigate the topic of the reference letter with more ease. » Read More
For more information on these articles or any other issues involving labour and employment matters in Switzerland, please contact André Lerch (Partner) of lelex Attorneys at Law at or visit www.lelex.law.
Internationale News
Australia: Employee Unfairly Dismissed for Seeking Alternative Employment
11.25.2025, 10:10:41
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Belgium: Strict Chain Liability Rules for Illegal Employment of Third-Country Nationals in Flanders
11.25.2025, 10:07:20
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Canada: Court Confirms Promotions Don’t Always Void Termination Clauses
11.25.2025, 10:04:24
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Chile: Labour Directorate Issues New Opinion Regarding Lunchtime When Reducing the Working Hours
11.25.2025, 10:01:54
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China: Beijing High People’s Court: Employer can Terminate if Reasonable Job Change is Refused
11.25.2025, 10:00:24
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