Labour law

Employing domestic staff "A Swiss family is offering me a full-time job with multiple tasks: looking after the children, cooking, cleaning, etc. In return, I will live in their house and can eat there every day. In return, I will live in their house and can eat there every day. The salary we are discussing is only a few hundred francs a month,...

While on sick leave, I signed my termination... While on sick leave, I agreed to sign a termination agreement with my employer. I then heard that I could not be dismissed during the protection period, but I was not informed of this. Is the agreement I reached...

Whether or not to sign up for a contract online I recently signed up online for a course at a local school. Unfortunately I can no longer attend. Does the school have the right to demand that I pay for the course, given that I haven't signed a contract? Belle, Geneva It's important...

Cleaning lady and holidays All employees, whether part-time or full-time, are entitled to paid holidays. This principle is laid down in Articles 329a et seq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations, which state that the employer must grant the employee at least 4 weeks' holiday per year, during which...

CCT and CTT Certain employment contracts are in fact subject to mandatory rules deriving either from collective labour agreements (CCT) or from standard employment contracts (CTT). Such agreements may be drawn up for a single company or for a group of...

Does moving house entitle me to a day off? "I employ around ten people in my company. Four months ago, one of my employees took a day off work to move house. He has to move again today and wants to take another day off for this...

An employment certificate after the fact? "I've asked my former boss for an employment certificate, but he's refused on the grounds that the employment relationship ended just over a year ago. What do I have to do to get it? Alex, Carouge. The law on...

Can an apprentice work at night? My 15-year-old daughter has just started an apprenticeship as a baker. I was quite surprised to learn that her boss is asking her to work at least one Sunday a month, and perhaps even late into the night on certain evenings, depending on special orders placed in the shop, which...

Temporary work "I registered with a temporary employment agency and signed a contract. I'd like to know what happens if I find work through the agency and I'm taken on by the company; do I remain bound to the employment agency?" Corinne, Vaud Temporary work (also...