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The choice of the form of presence opens the file, after which the employer affiliates to a compensation fund, which handles first-pillar and unemployment insurance contributions. That affiliation then governs most of the reporting calendar.

Occupational pensions require a contract with a pension institution for employees above the entry threshold, and failure to affiliate refers the employer to the substitute institution. Compulsory accident insurance is added, taken out with the body competent for the sector of activity.

Withholding tax at source is the most distinctive payroll feature: it applies to foreign employees without a settlement permit and to cross-border workers, with cantonal scales and reporting duties specific to each canton.

No rule requires a written employment contract as a matter of principle, but one is strongly advisable, particularly to fix the notice period. Check whether a collective employment agreement applies to the activity and whether it has been extended, which makes it binding regardless of membership.

Termination itself follows light formalities, yet notice periods and protection periods are mandatory. Check as well whether the employee must be covered by daily sickness benefit insurance, which the applicable collective agreement frequently requires and which is easily overlooked when a foreign template is reused.