{"id":4790,"date":"2020-09-04T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsuj.ch\/labour-law\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:30:24","slug":"labour-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsuj.ch\/en\/labour-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4790\" class=\"elementor elementor-4790 elementor-2487\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b75e55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b75e55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aefdfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aefdfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ded62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37ded62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Labour Law<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee1d91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bee1d91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d118b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55d118b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5783c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5783c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction of the obligation to conduct equal pay analyses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790a752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"790a752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">On 1 July 2020, the revised Swiss Gender Equality Act entered into force. Under this revision, companies with 100 or more employees (regardless of workload percentage) are required to conduct an equal pay analysis every four years, which must be reviewed by an independent body.<br>The Ordinance on the Review of Equal Pay Analyses, also effective as of 1 July 2020, provides specific implementation details.<br>The first analysis must be completed by 30 June 2021. The review must be completed by 30 June 2022.   <\/p><p class=\"p1\">Generally, the results of these analyses do not need to be submitted to any authority. Exceptions apply where required by other legal frameworks (e.g., public procurement).<br>Listed companies, however, must inform their shareholders of the results.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28ad17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b28ad17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c76b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c76b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No Extended Protection for Whistleblowers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a667ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a667ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">On 7 October 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted the so-called Whistleblower Directive, designed to protect individuals who report violations of EU law. 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