Author's Note
The Employment Agreement (short form) is a standard Swiss-law governed employment contract. A Swiss-law governed employment contract may be appropriate where the employer is established in Switzerland and/ or the employee’s place of work is in Switzerland. Terms which are configurable to the user’s needs include: Title and responsibilities of the employee; Work location; Commencement and duration of employment, including any probation period (where relevant) and termination notice required; Salary, hours of work and overtime provisions; Terms of absence (holidays, sickness and other entitlements); and Provision for accident and sickness insurance and salary continuation. Circumstances of Use This document is intended for the employment of individuals in junior or mid-level positions, where a standard short form employment contract is appropriate. If it is intended that: The employee will be entitled to a bonus and/or have other...
Read moreThe Employment Agreement (short form) is a standard Swiss-law governed employment contract.
A Swiss-law governed employment contract may be appropriate where the employer is established in Switzerland and/ or the employee’s place of work is in Switzerland.
Terms which are configurable to the user’s needs include:
- Title and responsibilities of the employee;
- Work location;
- Commencement and duration of employment, including any probation period (where relevant) and termination notice required;
- Salary, hours of work and overtime provisions;
- Terms of absence (holidays, sickness and other entitlements); and
- Provision for accident and sickness insurance and salary continuation.
Circumstances of Use
This document is intended for the employment of individuals in junior or mid-level positions, where a standard short form employment contract is appropriate.
If it is intended that:
- The employee will be entitled to a bonus and/or have other benefits (company car, enhanced insurance coverage); or
- The employee will develop valuable intellectual property during the performance of his employment,
the Employment Contract (long-form) should be used.
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Exclusions and Limitations
This template does not make the employment subject to the grant of any applicable work-permit.
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Frequently asked questions
As holders of positions change, indication of a function and not a specific person is recommended.
The probationary period may not exceed three months. A probationary period is not mandatory and can be anything between 0 and 3 months.
Anything between 40 and 42 hours (contractual weekly working time) may be considered common practice. The legal maximum of weekly working hours is 45 or 50 hours, depending on the specific industry or position of the Employee.
Overtime means the hours exceeding contractual weekly working time but below maximum legal working time. Overtime can be compensated (1) by free time on a one-to-one basis. However, it is also possible that there is (2) no compensation for overtime. Concerning the latter, it is legally permissible to agree that overtime is not compensated in addition but included in the salary. In practice, this is often done for higher staff.
The legal minimum is 20 vacation days per calendar year. Employees under the age of 21 have 25 days of yearly vacation. The parties are free to agree on more whereas common practice is 25 days.
According to the law, vacation days are not forfeited and can therefore be carried forward in any event. However, a provision may help to prevent excessive accumulation of vacation allowances.
No. The accident insurance in addition is not mandatory. However, under the mandatory insurance schemes, salaries are only insured up to a certain level (currently CHF 148'000/year). These schemes do not cover all risks. In particular for salaries above this threshold, it is advisable to conclude such an accident insurance in addition. With regard to the payment of the premiums, the parties are free to decide whether the premiums for the accident insurance in addition shall be borne by the Employer and/or the Employee.
It is common practice to set this limit at 3 to 5 days.
The parties are free to agree on the notice period, as long as this is not below one month and as long as it is of the same length for both parties. If nothing is agreed upon in the contract, the following legal notice periods apply:
- 1 month in 1st year of service
- 2 months in 2nd up to and incl. 9th year of service
- 3 months as of 10th year of service