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Payroll Challenges For Short-Term Assignments

In today's globalized workforce, companies frequently assign employees on short-term international assignments to meet project needs, transfer knowledge, or support market expansion.

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Errors In The Employer's Requirements Under FIDIC Contracts: Legal Implications And Lessons Learned

Errors in the Employer's Requirements ("ER") are a recurring source of disputes in international construction projects governed by International Federation of Consulting Engineers ("FIDIC") contracts.

Switzerland Employment

Aceris Law

Payroll: Remuneration Elements During An Assignment

In this alert, we discuss remuneration elements during an assignment. Allowances during an assignment are a central component of the remuneration policy for assignments.

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Payroll: Vergütungselemente Während Einer Entsendung

In diesem Alert gehen wir auf die Vergütungselemente während einer Entsendung ein. Die Zulagen während einer Entsendung sind ein zentraler Bestandteil der Vergütungspolitik für Entsendungen.

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Payroll For Long-term Assignments: Structure And Key Aspects

Switzerland Employment

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Employment Law – Landmark Judgements Of The Swiss Federal Supreme Court In 2024

Switzerland Employment

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Altenburger

Deal Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard With Deskbird AG On Its Series B Financing Round

Switzerland Employment

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Kellerhals Carrard

Non-Compete Clauses With Financial Compensation

Switzerland Employment

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Borel & Barbey

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Tightens Requirements For Objections Against Wrongful Termination (Art. 336b CO)

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Part 2: Remote Work / Hybrid Work With An International Dimension: What HR And Payroll Need To Consider From A Tax Perspective

Worldwide Employment

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Part 1: Hybrid Work In An International Context - Why HR And Payroll Need To Take A Closer Look

Switzerland Employment

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Social Security And Tax Law Challenges Of Working On A Project Abroad

Switzerland Employment

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Invalidity And Unenforceability Of A Non-compete Clause In An Employment Contract Signed Via DocuSign Using The "DS Electronic" Signature

Switzerland Employment

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Altenburger

FSC 1C_665/2024 Of 3 July 2025: Reclaiming Overpaid Salaries

Switzerland Employment

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

NEWSLETTER du 11 août au 5 septembre 2025 | n° 111

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 20 Juin 2025 | N° 107

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

NEWSLETTER Du 14 Juillet Au 25 Juillet 2025 | N° 109

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Deal Ticker: STEF Group Expands Its Swiss Footprint With Christian Cavegn AG Acquisition

Switzerland Commercial

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Kellerhals Carrard

System Change In The Taxation Of Residential Property

Switzerland Tax

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Bär & Karrer

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Contract of Employment

Payroll Challenges For Short-Term Assignments

In today's globalized workforce, companies frequently assign employees on short-term international assignments to meet project needs, transfer knowledge, or support market expansion.

European Union Employment

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Swiss Federal Supreme Court Tightens Requirements For Objections Against Wrongful Termination (Art. 336b CO)

In its decision dated 7 July 2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court addressed the requirements for an objection against a wrongful termination (Art. 336b CO).

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Part 2: Remote Work / Hybrid Work With An International Dimension: What HR And Payroll Need To Consider From A Tax Perspective

We already saw it coming. Remote work is here to stay - also across national borders. Employees today not only wish to work independently of location...

Worldwide Employment

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Social Security And Tax Law Challenges Of Working On A Project Abroad

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 35.2025

Worldwide Immigration

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Invalidity And Unenforceability Of A Non-compete Clause In An Employment Contract Signed Via DocuSign Using The "DS Electronic" Signature

Switzerland Employment

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Altenburger

Legal Challenges In Strengthening US Business Through The Use Of Employees From Switzerland

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 34.2025

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Swiss Federal Supreme Court Clarifies That Agreed Compensation For A Post-contractual Non-compete Obligation Cannot Unilaterally Be Terminated By The Employer If This Has Not Been Contractually Agreed

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Employment Law – Landmark Judgements Of The Swiss Federal Supreme Court In 2024

This article provides an overview of the most relevant employment law judgments handed down by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2024.

Switzerland Employment

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Altenburger

Make The Most Of Probationary Periods

The probation period marks the true start of a job – a chance to get to know each other in daily work. Used wisely, it helps prevent future conflicts and unnecessary costs.

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Part 2: International Assignment: Social Security - What Matters From A Swiss Perspective

The question of whether an employee remains in the Swiss social security system during an assignment abroad or has to be insured in the destination...

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Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part I

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Employment & Labour Law 2025 – The Switzerland Chapter

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Revision BehiG – Handlungsbedarf für Onlinedienste

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Navigating AI With Pestalozzi – Part 6: Employment

Switzerland Employment

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Incapacity Limited To The Workplace Or The Relativism Of Protection Against Untimely Dismissal - June 2024

Switzerland Employment

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Sabeti | Legal + Reiser Avocats

Doctors' Certificates And Incapacity For Work – Proof Or Fake?

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Aktualitäten zu Steuern im Vorsorge-Kontext

ZHAW Steuer Update 2025, ZHAW School of Management and Law, Winterthur...

Switzerland Tax

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Bär & Karrer

Schulthess Forum - Berufliche Vorsorge 2025

Themen der Veranstaltung: Haftung in der beruflichen Vorsorge, Einordnung / Entwicklungen...

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Part 2: International Assignment: Social Security - What Matters From A Swiss Perspective

The question of whether an employee remains in the Swiss social security system during an assignment abroad or has to be insured in the destination...

Worldwide Technology

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Qualifikation von aus deutschen Vorsorgeeinrichtungen entrichteten Renten

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Bundesrat gibt vorgesehene Anpassungen zur Besteuerung von Kapitalbezügen der Säulen 2 und 3a bekannt

Switzerland Tax

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Vischer AG

Employment Law – New Job Registration Requirement From 2025

Switzerland Employment

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Lenz & Staehelin

Switzerland's Network Of Agreements Around Social Security

Switzerland Employment

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Nachträgliche Einkaufsmöglichkeit in die Säule 3a ab 2025

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Besteuerung Bei Teilpensionierung: Neue Praxis Des Kant. Steueramts Zürich Ab 2024

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Tightens Requirements For Objections Against Wrongful Termination (Art. 336b CO)

In its decision dated 7 July 2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court addressed the requirements for an objection against a wrongful termination (Art. 336b CO).

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Labour Law In Switzerland In A Nutshell: What Employers Must Consider When Terminating Employment

Terminations present legal challenges for employers: Deadlines, formal requirements, protection rules, and risks such as wrongful termination must be considered.

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MME

Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part III

Companies are increasingly conducting internal investigations when allegations are reported to them.

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Civil Procedure Code (CPC) Revision: Simplified Procedural Coordination

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

BGer 1C_595/2023 Of March 26, 2024: No Protection Against Dismissal In The Event Of Workplace-Related Incapacity To Work

Switzerland Employment

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Employment Law – Federal Court's Case Law 2023 – Selected Overview

Switzerland Employment

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Altenburger

Arbitration Clauses In Employment Contracts

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Protection Against Unfair Dismissal Under Swiss Labour Law

Switzerland Employment

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Loyens & Loeff

Wann Ist Eine Kündigung Kurz Vor Der Pensionierung Missbräuchlich?

Switzerland Employment

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Pilatushof AG

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Latest Videos

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Understanding Swiss Employment Law: 5 Key FAQs (Video)

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LINDEMANNLAW

Coffee & Consulting @ Your Desk: PAYDAY ~ RISKDAY? (Video)

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