Labour law

Economic redundancy "I was made redundant from the company I had worked for for 18 months, supposedly following a reorganisation of the sales teams in Switzerland and financial problems. However, I learned that the company had rehired another person for the same job that I had been doing less than 6 months after my dismissal...

Does the employment certificate really have to mention everything? Under article 330a of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO), an employee may request a certificate from his employer at any time, stating the nature and duration of the employment relationship, as well as the quality of his work and his conduct. The law does not...

I slammed the office door. What am I risking? After a violent altercation with an unbearable colleague, I left my company premises in the middle of the day to calm down. I haven't been back since the day before yesterday, still in a rage. Now I'm afraid my employer will...

Immediate termination of the employment contract "I run a small family business that is experiencing conflict with one of its employees. I'd like to know under what circumstances I can terminate his employment contract immediately. Maxime, Geneva According to art. 337 of the Swiss Code of Obligations...

Have you ever heard of youth leave? A young apprentice working for my small company has asked me to offer him an extra day's leave in order to take a counsellor's course and accompany children to holiday camps. I'm a bit puzzled by this because I've never heard of this type of leave before: what's in it for me?

I demonstrated and I'll be paid even less! I took part in the Women's Strike last Wednesday. My boss had no problem freeing me for an afternoon, but he's now telling me that it will be deducted from my holiday pay! It seems to me that this exists in Switzerland too...

I have a volunteer contract " I work for an association with which I have signed a volunteer contract. I don't earn a salary, but I sometimes get meals or access to events. The association is offering to pay for training to obtain a licence, on condition that I remain a member for another 3 years and...

I had to call in sick. What do you expect? "In this virus-prone winter, my two children fell ill and I couldn't take them to school because they were so feverish and contagious. So as not to upset my employer, who is rather touchy, I had to call in sick myself...

Resigning from a fixed-term contract There are two main categories of employment contract under Swiss law: fixed-term contracts (CDD) and open-ended contracts (CDI). A fixed-term contract is a contract whose duration is agreed in advance, for a fixed or determinable period, and which automatically terminates at the end of that period without the need for...