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Employment

Borel & Barbey relies on a team of specialised lawyers and jurists who can advise and assist you in all areas of employment law (both private and public), including social security law and occupational benefits law. We also provide counsel and assistance in related fields such as taxation, data protection, intellectual property law, and competition law. Our solutions are tailored, pragmatic, and effective.

We also represent our clients in specialised courts (at both cantonal and federal levels) and assist them before state authorities.

Our global network also enables us to advise and assist clients in cross-border matters.

Our Firm’s clientele includes businesses of all sizes, both international and local, operating across a wide range of sectors, as well as private clients and employees. We work with our clients at local, international, and cross-border levels.

Our team works in French, English, Italian, and German.

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Employment law

Borel & Barbey has a team with extensive experience in advising and representing clients in all aspects of employment law, including the following areas:

  • Negotiation, drafting, and review of employment contracts, all contractual documents related to employment law, and termination agreements
  • Drafting and review of company regulations, working time regulations, and participation and bonus plans
  • Assistance with dismissals (individual and collective) and negotiations with trade unions
  • Assistance with cross-border employees
  • Assistance with the transfer of employment relationships (national and international)
  • Assistance with personnel placement and leasing
  • Assistance in transactions, reorganizations, and corporate restructurings
  • Litigation before cantonal employment courts and the Federal Tribunal
  • Assistance in alternative dispute resolution
  • Legal advice on all employment law-related issues (taxation, data protection, intellectual property, competition law, etc.)

Immigration

Borel & Barbey has extensive experience in immigration matters, providing legal and practical advice on all aspects of foreign nationals’ law.

We assist our clients particularly in establishing residency in Switzerland and obtaining permits for EU/EFTA nationals, as well as third-country nationals, whether employed or not. Our services cover all types of permits in Switzerland (short-term, residence, settlement, and border permits), including those related to family reunification. Our expertise also extends to advising on visas or online notifications for short-term activities.

Our team efficiently handles any issues that may arise during permit application procedures and keeps you updated on the latest legislative developments that could impact your status and activities in Switzerland.

Social security & occupational pensions

At Borel & Barbey, we have a thorough understanding of the interplay between employment law and social insurance.

Our team possesses in-depth knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulations concerning social security and occupational pension schemes. Moreover, our Firm benefits from the expertise of a qualified social insurance specialist.

We offer guidance on all facets of social security, encompassing international contexts as well. Additionally, we assist our clients in the establishment, implementation, restructuring, merger, and liquidation of pension funds.

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Memorandum of Case Law – May 2018 to August 2018

The Memorandum of Case Law summarizes a selection of decisions for the given period (in French).
3 October 2018