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

The world of work has changed, and with it the expectations placed on HR and payroll teams.

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 34.2025

Am 14. August 2025 unterzeichnete der chinesische Ministerpräsident Li Qiang einen Erlass des Staatsrats, mit dem Änderungen der Vorschriften der Volksrepublik China über die Ein- und Ausreise von Ausländern verkündet wurden. Zu den Änderungen gehört die Aufnahme des K-Visums in die Liste der gewöhnlichen Visumkategorien

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Compulsory Health Insurance: Is An Exemption Possible?

All persons who work or reside in Switzerland are generally subject to the Swiss social security system, including health insurance.

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Vischer AG

Project-based Assignments In Switzerland: What Type Of Work Permit Is Required?

Project assignments, especially those that are cross-border or take place in regulated industries, are often subject to complex legal requirements for approval.

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Project-based Employee Assignments Abroad

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Short-time Work In Response To The New US-Tariffs

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The Necessity Of The A1 Or Certificate Of Coverage For Assignments Abroad From Switzerland

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Convinus Global Mobility Insights Newsletter Sommer / Summer 2025

Switzerland Immigration

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Relocating To Switzerland Without Gainful Employment For EU/EFTA Citizens And Third-country Nationals

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Vischer AG

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 25.2025

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Employment & Labour Law 2025

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 23.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 21.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 22.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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Alternative Investment Funds Laws And Regulations Switzerland 2025

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Country Comparative Guides 2025: Environmental, Social And Governance

Switzerland Environment

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Loyens & Loeff

Swiss Federal Council Announces Counterproposal To New Responsible Business Initiative

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 20 Juin 2025 | N° 107

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 34.2025

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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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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 20.2025

In the Flemish Region (also known as Flanders), one of the 3 regions of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region, the Flemish regional government has introduced a processing time of 15 calendar days for the processing of a work permit for highly qualified employees.

Switzerland Immigration

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Assignment To Argentina For 5 Years

The final steps have been initiated for the new social security agreement between Switzerland and Argentina. Switzerland has already concluded social security agreements in South America...

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Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part III

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

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Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part II

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Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part I

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Monthly Special - Case Study: Global Mobility In Day-To-Day HR Work: How Inter-national Recruitment, Remote Work And Relocation Interact Strategically

Switzerland Commercial

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Part 4: International Employee Mobility - Employment Abroad, Training In Switzerland And Subsequent Relocation Abroad As A Strategic HR Tool

Switzerland Employment

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BGer 4A_486/2024 Of 15 January 2025: Termination With Immediate Effect Due To Failure To Submit Medical Certificates

Switzerland Employment

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Part 2: Remote Work vs. Workation - Strategic HR Tools For Talent Acquisition

Switzerland Employment

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Part 1: Global Employee Mobility: How Companies Attract International Specialists In A Strategic Way

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Remote Working – Self-Employed EFTA Citizen

Switzerland Immigration

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Employment & Labour Law 2025 – The Switzerland Chapter

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 10.2025

Worldwide Employment

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Part 1: Global Employee Mobility: How Companies Attract International Specialists In A Strategic Way

In an increasingly interconnected work environment, the ability to recruit and employ talent across national borders is increasingly becoming a key competitive advantage.

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Remote Working – Self-Employed EFTA Citizen

Since Freya does not maintain a permanent establishment for her business in Switzerland and only occasionally travels there for meetings, she does not establish a taxable business presence in Switzerland.

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Employment & Labour Law 2025 – The Switzerland Chapter

The main sources of employment law are the Swiss Code of Obligations (SR 220), the Employment Act (SR 822.11) and its Ordinances, the Gender Equality Act (SR 151.1), the Participation Act (SR 822.14)...

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 10.2025

It should also be noted that if a transferred employee leaves the receiving employer, the receiving employer must notify the original employer immediately. The original employer is then responsible for submitting a notification of cessation of employment to the MOL

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Year-End Payroll Audit For Employees With The 30% Ruling

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 45.2024

Various Polish ministries have proposed significant changes to Polish immigration regulations to be implemented by 2025. Firstly, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Affairs is planning...

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 44.2024

At a meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers on October 10, 2024, the Commissioner for Home Affairs of the Commission, Ylva Johansson, announced that the planned start date of November 10, 2024...

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Navigating AI With Pestalozzi – Part 6: Employment

The rapid development of AI has a large impact on various aspects of the employment relationship. Indeed, AI applications can be used, and are increasingly being used for numerous purposes...

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

How To Get My Reference Letter?

The right to a work reference is enshrined in Swiss contract law. This article explains how it must be structured and how employees can enforce their claim if the employer remains inactive.

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 41.2024

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CONVINUS - Newsletter Summer 2024

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Internationaler Mitarbeitereinsatz Nach Brasilien

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 35.2024

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 34.2024

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Assembly And Project Assignments Abroad Part 2: Project And Assembly Assignments Abroad: When Is A Work Permit Required?

Switzerland Immigration

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Geneva's Parental Allowance Scheme Cannot Yet Be Implemented As Planned

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Lenz & Staehelin

Parental Leave In Geneva

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CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 28.2024

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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

Modernisation Of The Foreign Nationals And Integration Act - Effects On Residence Permits

Worldwide Immigration

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Vischer AG

No Protection Against Termination In The Event Of Work-Related Incapacity To Work

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Paternity Leave: Fribourg First Swiss City To Introduce A 40-Day Paternity Leave For Fathers In The Public Sector

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L&E Global

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 20.2024

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

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

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