Foreign postings of employees to Switzerland will continue to be increasingly controlled.

The controls are to be increased by 30% in 2017, from 27,000 to 35,000.

The Swiss Federal Council is currently considering further enhancements which are aimed at ensuring sufficient levels of control.

Starting in 2016 the parliament has already increased fines for violations to Swiss Labor laws from 5’000 to 30’000 CHF.

Controls that can be expected are as follows:

• Direct questioning of the foreign employee

• Verification of compliance to regulations concerning the workplace in Switzerland, e.g. if work hours and rest periods are maintained according to the Swiss Labor Code

• Verification of the payments to foreign employees (salary, allowances, board and lodge etc.) by having to show copies of bank transfers to the employees

If you have further questions concerning this topic feel free to contact us at International HR Services AG.