Immigration
Advice in connection with cross-border activities is part of our everyday business. You benefit from our expert knowledge in the field of immigration law and our excellent relationships with the responsible authorities.
Areas of expertise
- Permits for EU/EFTA and third-country nationals, with or without employment; short-term residence permits (L permit), residence permits (B permit), settlement permits (C permit) and cross-border commuter permits (G permit)
- Subsequent immigration of family members
- Questions related to registration procedures and the free movement of persons
Other relevant areas
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Publications
Amendment to the Federal Act on Gender Equality as of 1 July 2020: Obligation to Equal Pay Analysis
MLL News, 24 October 2019- EN
- Thomas Kälin
- Noelle Stalder
Massenentlassung und Sozialplan – Ein chronologischer Überblick
AJP 08/2018- DE
- Thomas Kälin
- Noelle Stalder
Les relations personnelles avec les clients l’emportent !
MLL News, May 2019- FR
Scenario No-Deal: Quotas for United Kingdom citizens
MLL News, February 2019- EN
- Martin Ammann
- Göktug Gürbüz
Firm News
MLL at ELA Global Membership conference in San Francisco 2022
2022 ELA Global Webinar Series: Employment Law Year in Review, Central Europe & Nordic
News Portal
The Impact of the Revision of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection on Employment Law – The Most Important Questions and Answers
On 1 September 2023, the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) will enter into force. The FADP regulates various new obligations for companies with regard to data processing and also provides for stricter sanctions in the event of breaches of obligations. To what extent the revised FADP will also affect the handling of job applicants› and employees› data is explained below in the form of a brief overview (without claim to completeness).
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The people say yes to the introduction of minimum wages in the cities of Winterthur and Zurich
On 18 June 2023, voters in the cities of Winterthur and Zurich approved the introduction of a minimum wage. Provided that the initiatives can actually be implemented, a minimum wage will in principle be applicable in both cities in the future. In Winterthur this is to be at least CHF 23 per hour and in Zurich at least CHF 23.90 per hour. Extrapolated to a full-time workload, this would correspond to around CHF 4,100 to CHF 4,300 per month. In the city of Zurich in particular, however, it is currently still open whether this minimum wage will actually enter into force as planned.
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Facilitation regarding the social security status in the area of home office/telework abroad in international constellations
Under certain conditions and based on a multilateral agreement, it will from 1 July 2023 be easier for employers domiciled in Switzerland to allow employees domiciled in certain EU/EFTA countries to work from home to a greater extent, without this leading to a change of the applicable social security scheme. In particular, it will be possible for cross-border commuters from Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein to work outside Switzerland for up to 49.9% of their working time without this having any effect on their social security status in Switzerland. However, the agreement still has to be signed by the participating countries.
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Employment Law – A Brief Summary of the Most Recent Decisions of The Swiss Federal Court 2021
This article contains a brief summary of the most recent decisions of the Swiss Federal Court in the field of Swiss employment law, covering several key issues, including questions relating to the employee’s personality rights as well as those relating to the termination of employment contracts. It aims mainly to give professionals in this sector an overview of the latest developments in case law as well as practical guidelines for the decisions to be taken in this respect.
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Certificate Requirement at the Workplace?
As of 13 September 2021, employers are entitled to examine whether their employees hold a Covid certificate. What employers have to consider when introducing such a certificate requirement verification and which measures must be implemented precisely, is explained in our post.
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