Expanding from United States
Your Swiss subsidiary, with HR that just works.
For many US companies, Switzerland is the first step into Europe: stable, innovation-friendly and full of multilingual talent. Swiss employment law is employee-friendly and quite different from US at-will employment. We make sure your first Swiss hires are set up correctly from day one.
Not at-will: contracts matter here
Swiss employment contracts include notice periods, paid holiday entitlements and mandatory insurance. We provide English-language employment contracts under Swiss law, so your legal team can read every clause and your employees know exactly where they stand.
Social security without double payments
The United States and Switzerland have a social security (totalization) agreement, which prevents double contributions for assigned employees. We flag what applies to your setup and handle the Swiss registrations and monthly filings.
Payroll and benefits, benchmarked for Switzerland
Swiss salaries and employer costs differ substantially from US figures. We run your payroll swissdec-compliant, explain the roughly 15 to 22 percent of employer social contributions on top of gross salaries and help you set market-rate packages.
We support companies that run, or are setting up, their own Swiss entity. Incorporation itself is done by notaries and fiduciary partners; we coordinate the HR side end to end.
What we take off your hands
Your Swiss entity, payroll-ready.
- All employer registrations: AHV compensation fund, accident insurance, occupational pension fund, family allowances
- Cantonal withholding tax registration and monthly filings
- English-language employment contracts under Swiss law
- Monthly payroll on swissdec-certified software, plus year-end work
- Ongoing HR administration for your Swiss team, at published fixed fees
We work in English, German, French, Italian and Turkish. Russian is available on request.
Common questions
Asked by companies from United States.
Can our US counsel review the Swiss employment contracts?
Yes. Our templates for Swiss law contracts are available in English, so review by your US legal team is straightforward. The legally binding version follows Swiss law.
How do Swiss employer costs compare to a US payroll?
On top of gross salary, Swiss employers pay roughly 15 to 22 percent in statutory contributions, depending on age structure and industry: state pension, unemployment insurance, occupational pension, accident insurance and family allowances. We show you the full picture per hire before you sign anything.
Tell us about your Swiss plans.
20 minutes in English, free of charge and without obligation.
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