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Practical articles on payroll, recruitment, outplacement and AI in HR, so that you can make sound decisions for your Swiss operation.
The Federal Council has extended the 24-month maximum for short-time work compensation to January 31, 2027, and on January 1, 2027, the flextime rule that kept 20 plus hours neutral disappears. For a company reacting to US tariffs or a drop in orders, that means filing the advance notice properly, keeping time records the fund will accept and knowing what a waiting day costs. With a worked example, and the point at which short-time work stops being the honest answer.
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Sick days per full-time job have risen from 6.3 in 2010 to 8.6, absences for mental health reasons last 218 days on average, and about half of the people affected lose their job along the way. For a small business with 20 employees that is more than CHF 50'000 a year in salary cost before anyone covers the work. What a sick day really costs, what Swiss law requires of the employer, and which steps in the first 30 days make the difference.
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The EU has moved the high-risk obligations for AI in employment to December 2, 2027. Two things apply regardless: since August 2, 2026, any AI that talks to candidates has to be recognizable as AI, and emotion recognition at work has been banned since February 2025. In Switzerland, Art. 21 of the Data Protection Act adds its own rules on automated decisions. Six steps for a small business that uses AI in hiring.
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In 2025 the Swiss skills shortage index fell by around 22 percent, and only 4 of 32 occupational groups were still classed as short of staff. Health professions lead the ranking all the same, and that makes retention the strongest lever an employer holds.
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For many small businesses a full-time HR professional costs more than the workload justifies, so the personnel work lands on the management team. This guide shows when outsourcing pays off and what stays in your hands.
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Artificial intelligence is changing HR work week by week. This article shows where AI helps today, which decisions rest with a person and what that means for your costs.
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Anyone considering outsourcing payroll deserves to know how the process runs and what it really costs. This guide explains the payroll run, social insurance, withholding tax, year-end work and swissdec in plain English, with published prices.
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The threshold for a mass layoff sits lower than most management teams assume: in a company with 21 employees, ten notices within 30 days are enough. The most expensive mistake happens before the first termination letter is written, and a clean sequence avoids it completely.
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A separation is hard on both sides. Outplacement guides departing employees into their next role, protects your standing as an employer and keeps the remaining team steady.
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Employing people without a permanent residence permit means you collect tax for the cantonal authority and carry the liability for getting it right. This guide sets out the duties in plain English and shows what changed in 2026 for cross-border commuters from Germany, France and Italy.
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Published Swiss commission examples in our cited sample range from 18 to 30 percent, depending on model and salary. Here is how hourly recruitment compares.
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A contract headed "mandate" and monthly invoices with VAT look like a clean arrangement. The AHV compensation office, which collects Swiss social insurance contributions, goes by how the work is actually done. A reassessment brings contributions back for up to five years, and both halves usually stay with the company.
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Since July 1, 2026, no authority accepts salary declarations under the old ELM 4.0 standard, and the next generation, ELM 6.0, is already published. Here is what swissdec is, why the standard takes routine work off employers' hands, and how to check in five minutes whether your payroll software still carries a valid certificate.
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