New to Switzerland 2: Setting Up a Business – Staff

by martin@m-win.ch, Tel. +41 (52) 269 21 11

by sueess@m-win.ch, tel. +41 (52) 269 21 00

Hiring, working with and dismissing staff is much easier in Switzerland than in most other European countries. However, there are a number of issues to consider in order to take advantage of the comparatively liberal labour market in a lawful and advantageous manner.

Firstly, the legal basis must be clarified. One example of this is checking whether the company is subject to a collective labour agreement, as is the case for certain industries. If this is the case, requirements such as minimum wages or other work-related minimum standards (work clothing, safety, notice periods, etc.) should be observed.

In international situations, e.g. if employees are not domiciled in Switzerland, do not have Swiss citizenship or perform more than 25% of their working time outside Switzerland, (e.g. in a home office/telework environment), specific regulations apply and foreign law may also apply.

Due to the complexity of human resources management, it is advisable to seek advice from experts and, at least in the initial phase, to have the administration undertaken by an external agency.

MSM Group AG has many years of experience in personnel-related topics as well as in initialising and handling personnel administration for companies.

Martin Rechtsanwälte GmbH assists you with legal issues and is also specialised in migration law.

If you are interested, please email sekretariat@m-win.ch, we will get back to you.

This article was produced in cooperation with the independent law company “Martin Rechtsanwälte GmbH“.

Please refer to the following contributions from the series:

• Company structure – Managing Directors / Board of Directors (I am a managing director/ I have or need board members)
• Company formation – insurances (What do I have to do? How do I proceed?)
• Setting up a company – How can I become operational as quickly as possible? What do I need?
• Setting up a company – Taxes (What do I need to consider?)
• Setting up a company – Financing (how to raise money)
• Moving in as a private individual – Insurance (What do I have to do? How do I proceed?)
• Moving in as a private individual – Residence/work permit (Who has which options?)
• Moving in as a private individual – Taxes (What will I have to pay?)

Previously published articles in this blog series:

• New to Switzerland? – blog series about settlement
• New to Switzerland 1: Forming a company

Further articles on the topic of personnel:

• New personnel insurance policies (UVG/KTG and BVG) (will follow soon in English)
• Cost savings through efficient personnel administration (will follow soon in English)