07.04.2025

Switzerland: Key Issues

1. The Swiss reference letter: a balancing act between legal obligation, digitalisation and dispute trigger.

Switzerland: The Swiss Reference Letter: A Balancing Act Between Legal Obligation, Digitalisation and Dispute Trigger

Swiss labour law grants employees the right to demand a reference letter from their employer at any time. In practice, however, it is common for every employee who leaves the company to receive a reference letter even without demanding. This is the result of the high value directly linked to reference letters during recruiting processes, including the requests for reference letters to be part of a job searchers portfolio as well as the undeniable Swiss hyper fixation of employees and employers to dissect and interpret reference letters like a poem, looking for hidden meanings and secret codes. It is, therefore, not surprising that many labour disputes revolve around the wording of reference letters. The following article is intended to outline both the legal requirements for a reference letter as well as possible dispute triggers, and how to navigate the topic of the reference letter with more ease. » Read More

For more information on these articles or any other issues involving labour and employment matters in Switzerland, please contact André Lerch (Partner) of lelex Attorneys at Law at  or visit www.lelex.law.

• L&E Global Employment Law Tracker April 2025

27.01.2025

The following are significant developments in employment laws in Switzerland this 2025.

• L&E Global Employment Law Tracker January 2025: Looking Ahead

29.11.2024

Switzerland: Key Issues

1. Entry into force of the Federal Act on the Taxation of Teleworking in International Relations starting 1 January 2025.

Switzerland: Entry into force of the Federal Act on the Taxation of Teleworking in International Relations starting 1 January 2025

The Federal Law on the Taxation of Telework in International Relations has intended to take account of the unstoppable digitalization and globalization of (cross-border) work and at the same time to prevent high losses specifically in the taxation of cross-border workers residing in a neighbouring country. » Read More

• L&E Global Employment Law Tracker Switzerland December 2024

30.09.2024

Die meisten Arbeitgeber gehen davon aus, dass sämtliche durch die Arbeitnehmenden geschaffenen
Arbeitsergebnisse ihnen gehören. Bei urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken ist die Rechtslage
jedoch komplexer. Wir zeigen auf, was bei Urheberrechten im Arbeitsverhältnis zu beachten ist.
Von Sara Ledergerber und André Lerch

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• Urheberrechte im Arbeitsverhältnis

30.09.2024

Switzerland: Key Issues

1. Vacation entitlements under Swiss Law.
2. Recent developments in paid and unpaid leaves. 

Switzerland: Vacation Entitlements Under Swiss Law

With the upcoming holiday season, the following article is intended to provide a short refresher of the legal basis for employees' vacation entitlements. » Read More

Switzerland: Recent Developments in Paid and Unpaid Leaves 

The following is a reference to the latest developments regarding paid and unpaid leaves, such as the new parent leave (formerly paternity leave) and the youth leave. » Read More

For more information on these articles or any other issues involving labour and employment matters in Switzerland, please contact André Lerch (Partner) of lelex Attorneys at Law at  or visit www.lelex.law.

• L&E Employment Law Tracker September 2024 Switzerland