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The issue of vacation pay in lieu of salary is regularly dealt with by the Swiss courts. This summer, the Federal Supreme Court once again confirmed the strict regulations in this regard in its ruling of July 16, 2024 (BGer 4A_222/2024).
A significant court ruling by the Federal Supreme Court has tightened legal rulings regarding the compensation of the vacation pay claims of hourly wage earners in full-time employment.
For what reasons are contributions to the nursery by the employer subject to OASI?
The Swiss electorate voted by an extremely close margin in favor of ensuring the old-age and survivors' insurance (“AHV”). This decision will bring the following changes:
As of July 1, 2021, parents of seriously ill children will be able to take up to 14 weeks of childcare leave.
The bill for paid paternity leave, which has been clearly accepted by the Swiss electorate, will come into force on 1 January 2021.
With the changes from January 1, 2021, the employer is now responsible for applying the correct withholding tax rate.
All businesses in Switzerland with 100 or more employees have been obliged since July 1, 2020 to prepare an equal pay analysis by latest June 30, 2021, have this reviewed independently and disclose the results openly to all employees and possibly to its shareholders.
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