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Meeting compliance requirements while expanding your business in Swizerland can be extremely challenging. To support you, we are providing an overview of key information in Swizerland, addressing everything from hiring regulations to termination regulations.

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Key facts

Hiring

Financials

Termination

Annual Leave

Leave

Benefits

Hiring

Contract Types Contracts can be fixed-term or Indefinite.

Probation

Probation is usually 3 months but can be extended to 6 months with agreement from both parties.

Working Hours

The normal working week is 40 to 42 hours per week depending on the industry.

Overtime

Overtime has to be paid at 125%, though managerial staff may be exempt.

Other Financial

There are no requirements regarding 13th month salaries though some employers do provide this.

Tax rates valid for 2025

Corporation Tax

Combined Federal and canton rate of 11.9% to 20.5%

Consumption Tax

8.1%

Employers’ Social Security

c. 10%

Employers must make additional contributions to a Pillar 2 pension

Employees’ Contributions

c.10%

Income Tax Rates

Federal

Up to 18,500 CHF: 0%

15,000 to 33,200 CHF: 0.77%

33,200 to 43,500 CHF: 0.88%

43,500 to 58000 CHF: 2.64%

58,000 to 76,100 CHF: 2.97%

76,100 to 82,000 CHF: 5.94%

82,000 to 108,800 CHF: 6.6%

108,800 to 141,500 CHF: 8.8%

141,500 to 14,900 CHF: 11%

184,900 to 793,400 CHF: 13.2%

Over 793,400: 11.5%

These rates are for a single person. There are different rates for married people and those with dependent children.

Cantonal Taxes

These vary by canton (and can be as high as 30%)

The employer can terminate the contract through providing written notice to the employee in accordance with their contract and length of service. Notice periods are as follows:

Up to 1 year service: 1 month

2 to 9 years’ service: 2 months

10 years or more: 3 months

During probation notice of 7 days should be given.

Severance Pay

No severance is required unless the employee is over 50 and has more then 20 years’ service in which case payment of between 2 and 8 months’ salary will be due.

Annual Leave 2025

Public Holidays: Varies by Canton – minimum of 8 days

New Year’s Day – 1st January

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: All

Berchtold Day – 2nd January

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Most

Epiphany – 6th January

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: GR, SZ, TI, UR

Carnival Thursday 1/2 day – 27th February

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Sz

Neuchatel Republic Day – 1st March

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Neuchatel

St Joseph’s Day – 19th March

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: LU, NW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS

Nafel’s Procession – 3rd April

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Glarus

Good Friday – 18th April

Day Given in Lieu: NA

Canton: All but TI, VS

Easter Monday – 21st April

Day Given in Lieu: NA

Canton: All but LU, NE

May Day – 1st May

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: BL, BS, JU, SH, ZH

May Day Half Day – 1st May

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Solothurn

Ascension Day – 29th May

Day Given in Lieu: NA

Canton: All

Pentecost Monday – 9th June

Day Given in Lieu: NA

Canton: All but NE

Corpus Christi – 19th June

Day Given in Lieu: NA

Canton: Most

Jura Independence Day – 23rd June

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Jura

Swiss National Day – 1st August

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: All

Assumption of Mary – 15th August

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Most

Genevese Fast – 11th September

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Geneva

Federal Fast Monday – 22nd September

Day Given in Lieu: NA

Canton: Neuchatel, Vaud

Mauritius Day – 22nd September

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: AI

St Nichols of Flue – 25th September

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Obwalden

All Saints’ Day – 1st November

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Most

Immaculate Conception – 8th December

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Most

Christmas Eve Half Day – 24th December

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Schwyz

Christmas Day – 25th December

Day Given in Lieu: Yes

Canton: All

Restoration of the Republic – 31st December

Day Given in Lieu: No

Canton: Geneva

Cantons: AG Aargau, AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden, AI Appenzell Innerrhoden, BS Basel-Stadt, BL Basel-Landschaft, BE Bern, FR Fribourg, GE Geneva, JU Jura, LU Lucerne, NE Neuchatel, NW Nidwalden, OW Obwalden, SG St Gallen, SH Schauffhausen, Sz Schwyz, SO Solothurn, TG Thurgau, TO Ticino, UR Uri, VS Valais, VD Vaud, ZG Zug, ZH Zurich

Paid legal entitlement

The minimum paid holiday in Switzerland is 4 weeks two of which should be taken consecutively.

Carry over permitted

Annual leave may be carried over subject to company policy but must be used within 5 years.

Payment in lieu allowed

Holidays can only be paid out on termination.

Sick Leave

Employees must notify the employer if they are unable to work due to sickness. The employer should pay salary during sick leave in accordance with the employee’s length of service. After 3 months’ service the employee is eligible for 3 weeks’ pay and this rises, depending on the canton to as much as 31 weeks after 25 years’ service with an additional week paid for each extra year.

Maternity Leave

Maternity leave runs from the time of birth. New mothers are entitled to 14 weeks’ leave of which a minimum of 8 weeks should be taken. 80% of salary is available from the government.

Paternity

New fathers are entitled to 10 days’ paternity leave to be taken within 6 months of the birth. The government provides benefits during this period.

Parental

There are no provisions in Switzerland for parental leave.

Bereavement

Employers usually give 3 days of paid leave for the death of an immediate family member, though there is no legal requirement.

Other

Employees are entitled to unpaid leave for jury duty and military service.

Medical

State health provision in Switzerland is extremely good, and it is unusual for companies to offer medical insurance, though some may offer dental and optical cover.

Life

Many employers offer a Group Life plan to cover 12 to 24 months’ salary. Additional clauses would typically include Long and Short Term Disability.

Pension

Depending on the industry it can be mandatory to have an occupational pension scheme in place. Employers must contribute 50% of the employee’s contribution, but many employers will pay more.

We make expansion in Swizerland simple

Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.

EOR Services

Payroll Solutions

Global Mobility

Entity Services

PEO Solutions

Support & Advisory

HR Support

Contractor Payroll

Pricing

EOR Services

Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.

We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.

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Payroll Solutions

Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.

Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.

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Global Mobility

Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.

We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.

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Entity Services

Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.

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PEO Solutions

Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.

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Support & Advisory

The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.

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HR Support

When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.

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Contractor Payroll

Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.

Start hiring today – and onboard within hours.

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Pricing

Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.

Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.

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We’re a people business with employee management software, not a software business that works in employee management!

At Leap29 we offer access to the latest technology and software to easily and effectively manage your employees from anywhere in the world.

Our bespoke online portal LeapForward helps ensure a smooth onboarding process, manages monthly payroll and easily facilitates additional bonuses and expenses. By streamlining your processes through our online portal, it will help you attract and retain great talent and take the pain out of payroll management.

Integrated fully with our global EOR services, LeapForward comes at no additional cost to you but is guaranteed to save you time and money whilst simplifying your employee management procedures.

Expansion Resources

Want to learn more about Global employment and expansion?

Check out our resource pages below for more information about global expansion and employment.

Our Recruitment Services

A global recruitment partner you can trust

We solve global recruitment challenges for businesses large and small. Whether you’re building out a new team, expanding into another country or looking for a confidential executive level hire, you can trust us to deliver.

Need 80 contractors in Brazil? Looking for just one very special permanent hire? Want us to take care of your global HR? It’s all in a day’s work at Leap29.

Whatever and wherever your mandate, we can help.

Contract Recruitment

Find the right contractor skills and experience at the right price.

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Permanent Recruitment

Connect with great permanent talent to drive your business forward. We help you find both key strategic hires to lead organisational growth and project specialists to deliver on deadlines and budgets.

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Workforce Management

Reduce the complexity of managing workers in different countries and save yourself time, energy and money.

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Local expertise, global reach

Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – with or without your own foreign entities. We can help you set up and manage foreign entities – or act as an Employer of Record. We can also help with multi-country payroll and all your HR management. Wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can help.