Vacation requirements under Swiss law
2 May, 2024 by
Employees often look forward to their vacations, whether it's for rest, travel or sport. Ensuring that staff vacations are properly managed is a necessity for any company.
Remuneration, sickness during vacations, setting dates, company or forced vacations... What are the requirements when it comes to vacations ?
This article covers the following topics:
- minimum number of vacation weeks per year
- setting vacation dates
- company vacations
- conditions for imposing forced vacation
- entitlement to vacation pay
- payment of vacation in the form of an allowance with the monthly salary
- vacation balance at the end of the year
- vacation during leave period
- illness or accident during vacation
- effects of termination during vacation period