Local employment in Switzerland
If the work in Switzerland is not to be based on a assignment, a cross-border commuter permit or a local employment (Swiss employment contract) may be preferable.
- Cross border commuter permit
For people who live abroad but want to work in Switzerland for a company based here, the cross-border commuter permit is often the right solution
- Starting a job in Switzerland for EU/EFTA nationals
(with Swiss employment contract)
Persons from the EU/EFTA area benefit from the Agreement on Free Movement of Persons, which also enables them to be employed in Switzerland.
- Starting a job in Switzerland for third-country nationals
(with Swiss employment contract)
People from non-EU/EFTA countries can only work in Switzerland if, among other things, the priority of nationals has been taken into account - this is often difficult, but not impossible.
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