Links about Working in Switzerland

ch.ch helps you navigate the agencies of the federal, cantonal and district administrations. Find answers to topical questions about everyday life in Switzerland and get linked to the appropriate agencies.

“Living and working in Switzerland” is primarily intended for foreign nationals wishing to reside and work in Switzerland. Compiled by the Federal Office for Migration (FOM), the booklet informs on topics such as the country and its population; entry and stay, housing; working conditions; job search; social security; taxes; and much more.

The Regional Employment Centers (RAV) help job seekers find employment and secure unemployment insurance.

On these Web pages, the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET) provides information on the procedures and the offices competent for authorizing foreign vocational certificates and academic diplomas.

On this Web page, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) advises on employees’ and employers’ rights and duties, informs on working hours and rest period regulations, deals with topics such as occupational health, including provisions on pregnancy at work and precautions, and statutory provisions on the employment of juveniles.

Employees and employers, especially SMEs, get answers to their questions on the various forms of social insurance, compulsory contribution, benefit entitlement, and financing. You will also find information on conditions of employment, collective labour agreements, employers’ and employees’ rights and duties, and international social security agreements.

The FSIO Web page offers the latest on social insurance, Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance (OASI), Disability Insurance (DI), supplementary benefits, occupational benefit plan, income compensation, and family matters.

This Web page offers those insured information on social security granted under the Agreement on the free movement of persons between Switzerland and the EU.

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) provides both up-to-date information on sickness and accident insurance and a survey of public health in Switzerland.

Public health and social security section at www.ch.ch. This link contains information on public health in Switzerland, health institutions, insurance, health care, etc.

On this site, the Federal Customs Administration (FCA) informs on the requirements regarding the importation and exportation of goods, the levying of taxes, and on the Free Trade Agreement.

This site, operated by the Federal Tax Administration (FTA), covers a vast array of tax-related questions and informs on the Swiss system of taxation. Furthermore, it contains a taxpayer’s guide to assessing income and property tax.

On this Federal Tax Administration (FTA) operated site, entrepreneurs will find ample information on their duty to pay taxes- such as VAT& - and billing. Taxpayers can download numerous forms (application, billing, change of domicile, etc.).

This link, provided by the Federal Tax Administration, helps you find the cantonal tax authorities and assess source tax levied by the cantons.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) runs a list of countries that are signatory to the Double Taxation Convention and have agreed to give relief for withholding tax levied abroad.

The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) informs comprehensively on how non-Swiss citizens may acquire real estate in Switzerland.