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Episode 1: Hiring In Switzerland (Podcast)

Our first episode is now live, focusing on the hiring process in Switzerland. This episode covers topics such as questions to avoid during interviews, common hiring practices, reference letters, considerations...

Switzerland Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Geneva: Occasional Professional Activities Carried Out During School Or University Holidays Now Exempt From The Geneva Cantonal Minimum Wage

In Geneva, occasional professional activities carried out during school or university holidays are subject to the cantonal minimum wage. Following a popular vote, such activities will now no longer be subject to this minimum wage. The new minimum wage for these categories will amount to 75% of the Geneva cantonal minimum wage (i.e. CHF 18.44/hour for 2026)

Switzerland Employment

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Lenz & Staehelin

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 12.2026

Greece has introduced a “Tech Visa” and a “Talent Visa,” thereby expanding its options for recruiting highly qualified foreign professionals.

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Social Security Practice: Important Information For Applying For A1 Certificates / Certificates Of Coverage (CoC)

The process for applying for an A1 certificate or certificate of coverage (CoC) has changed slightly.

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 10.2026

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 9.2026

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 8.2026

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Swiss Alert | Adjustment Of Swiss Federal Tax Administration's Practice On Securities Transfer Tax And Employee Participation Plans

Switzerland Tax

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Alvarez & Marsal

Part 3: Budget & Costs For International Employee Assignments Direct Costs: Budgeting And Typical Cost Drivers

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Part 4: Budget & Costs For International Employee Assignments The Indirect And Hidden Costs Of International Assignments: Implementation, Correction

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 40.2025

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Switzerland Employment

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BMG Avocats

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 3.2026

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

Preparing For 2026: Switzerland May Reactivate Safeguard Clause For Croatian Workers

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Rules On The Duty To Hand Over Retrocessions And Distribution Fees To Clients In Execution-Only Relationships

Switzerland Finance

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Advestra AG

Switzerland–USA: Why A Trade Deal Must Go Far Beyond Tariff Caps (Video)

Switzerland International

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LINDEMANNLAW

FINMA Guidance 01/2026: New Requirements For The Custody Of Cryptobased Assets

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

Court Allows Prosecution Authorities To Copy Electronic Devices On Seizure

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

CMA Imposes £473,000 Penalty For Failure To Comply With Information Notice

Switzerland Consumer

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Logan & Partners

Part 2: Risk Assessment In Global Mobility: An Overview Of Five Key Risk Areas

Sending employees abroad regularly raises a number of legal and administrative questions. After the initial preliminary review (as described in part one), a more detailed analysis of the individual risk areas is required

Switzerland Commercial

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CONVINUS

Präsentation: "Interne Compliance - Untersuchung" Anlass für Spitaljurist:innen vom 19. November 2025, Inselspital

Das «Whistleblowing» ist ein bedeutender Bestandteil des übergeordneten Risiko-Managements.

Switzerland Commercial

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Kellerhals Carrard

Cross-Border Provision Of Services vs. Intra-Company Transfer In Switzerland

In a globalized economy, professionals and services are increasingly provided across borders.

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Intra-Company Transfer In Switzerland – Aspects Of Work Authorization

Our business operations are often characterized by intra-company transfers.

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Errors In The Employer's Requirements Under FIDIC Contracts: Legal Implications And Lessons Learned

Switzerland Employment

Aceris Law

Payroll: Remuneration Elements During An Assignment

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Payroll: Vergütungselemente Während Einer Entsendung

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Employment Law – Landmark Judgements Of The Swiss Federal Supreme Court In 2024

Switzerland Employment

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Altenburger

Deal Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard With Deskbird AG On Its Series B Financing Round

Switzerland Employment

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Kellerhals Carrard

Non-Compete Clauses With Financial Compensation

Switzerland Employment

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Borel & Barbey

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 38.2025

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Part 2: Remote Work / Hybrid Work With An International Dimension: What HR And Payroll Need To Consider From A Tax Perspective

Worldwide Employment

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CONVINUS

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

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 34.2025

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 38.2025

Effective immediately, employers applying for a Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire foreign workers must use the "Direct Apply" feature on the Canadian National Job Bank as part of their posting requirements.

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Part 2: Remote Work / Hybrid Work With An International Dimension: What HR And Payroll Need To Consider From A Tax Perspective

We already saw it coming. Remote work is here to stay - also across national borders. Employees today not only wish to work independently of location...

Worldwide Employment

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CONVINUS

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.

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

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

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Compulsory Health Insurance: Is An Exemption Possible?

Switzerland Insurance

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Vischer AG

Swiss Residence Permit For Workers From Non-EU/EFTA Countries – What Employers Need To Know

In previous editions of our series on the Five Magic Paths to a Residence Permit in Switzerland, we have already highlighted four particularly...

Switzerland Employment

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LINDEMANNLAW

Convinus Global Mobility Insights Newsletter Sommer / Summer 2025

Compliance wird immer wichtiger. In diesem Praxisseminar werden Lösungsansätze für die richtige (sozial-)versicherungsrechtliche Unterstellung aufgezeigt.

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

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

Taking up residence in Switzerland without gainful employment is associated with numerous legal and practical issues for EU/EFTA citizens and third-country nationals.

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 25.2025

As of August 23, 2025, employers of temporary residents of Belarus (with the exception of citizens of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union) must comply with the following points

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

Employment & Labour Law 2025

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 23.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 21.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 22.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

Labour Law In Switzerland In A Nutshell: What Employers Must Consider When Terminating Employment

Switzerland Employment

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MME

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 20.2025

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

Assignment To Argentina For 5 Years

Worldwide Employment

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CONVINUS

Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part III

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part II

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Internal Investigations In Switzerland: Part I

Switzerland Employment

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MME

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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CONVINUS

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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CONVINUS

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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CONVINUS

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

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

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