Redundancy and the end-of-year bonus "I've just been made redundant and I'd like to know whether I'm entitled to ask for part of the bonus I normally receive at the end of the year..." Pascal, Geneva Pascal, Geneva In principle, the end-of-year bonus, commonly known as a bonus or prime, is a special payment made in...
Dismissal and bonus At the end of November 2018, I resigned from the firm I had worked for since September 2013. During these years, even though nothing had been stipulated in writing but only verbally, a bonus corresponding to my monthly salary had always been paid to me in December. This was not...
Dismissed after ten years: what is the notice period? "I had worked for a company for ten years. I was dismissed for just cause. How many months must my employer still pay me? Muriel, Lausanne Article 335c of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) usually states that a contract of employment...
Am I entitled to sick leave if I've been made redundant? I was made redundant on 30 April this year from the company where I had worked for 5 and a half years, following a period of part-time sick leave. I'm now suffering from another illness. Can I go off sick during my two-month leave period? A., Geneva
Dismissed before the end of the contract " Hello, I work for a telephone company. My contract was due to end in March 2013, but my employer recently told me that he couldn't keep me on for economic reasons. Is this legal?" Nils, Onex The legislator has different rules for the end of contracts in...
Freeing up accumulated pillars "Unemployed and suffering from a serious illness, I was recognised as disabled by 100%. When I became ill, I was not contributing to an occupational benefits scheme, so no supplementary invalidity pension is paid to me. However, I had previously built up an occupational pension credit and paid contributions to an insurance...
The work hasn't started... " I've hired a company to carry out renovation work on the ground floor of my house, at a cost of over CHF 100,000, according to the company's estimate. I've already paid half of this amount, but the work hasn't started, even though it was supposed to...
Work in a condominium " I live in a villa, bought as part of a condominium, that is part of a lot made up of four villas. I'd like to install a lighting system on the path leading to the houses. My immediate neighbours are in agreement, but the other families are not. Can I still install the system? Jeanne, Vaud The...
State subsidies for building " I've heard that when you build a house, you're entitled to a state contribution towards all the work that saves energy. How does that work?" Michel, Vaud At national level, the federal law on subsidies establishes a general framework for...
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