Entries by Dagmar Richardson

Refugees in Switzerland

In the second quarter of 2018, 3769 asylum applications were filed in Switzerland, about 14 % less than in the same period of the previous year. In June 2018, 1246 applications were registered, a decrease of 23.7 % compared to June 2017. In the first half of 2018 7820 asylum applications were submitted in Switzerland; […]

U.S. Tax Compliance

US tax issues are increasing and people having a Green Card or Citizenship remain tax eligible in US. Also, Companies doing business with US need an increased alert. Here a summary of the most important US tax forms: Form 1040 – Annual U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. U.S. citizens, Green Card holders and Resident Aliens […]

Soon NO immigration from EU into Switzerland?

The far right party in Switzerland is collecting signatures for a new popular initiative to cancel the free movement agreement with the EU. Since the introduction of free movement of persons with the EU, Switzerland no longer determines who is allowed to come to Switzerland and who is not. The initiative seeks to change this. […]

Data protection in Europe: the new obligations of companies

The EU data protection regulation also applies to Swiss-based SMEs. As of 25 May 2018, they hence must comply with seven legal requirements to avoid having fines imposed upon them. Does your company use personal data of natural persons located in the EU? Does this data processing occur in connection with an offer of goods […]

X-boarder staffing is prohibited in Switzerland

How quickly do you order something abroad and have it brought to Switzerland and installed in the private or business sector. Companies, on a large scale, order services abroad. The delivery of these services often need a presence of the employees from the service provider abroad. If the use of non-independent foreign employees in Switzerland […]

Restriction of foreigners and Swiss nationals in hiring

On December 8th, 2017, the ordinance implementing the constitutional article on the management of immigration (Art. 121a BV) was adopted in Bern. In particular, the law provides for the introduction of a job posting obligation in those areas of employment where the unemployment rate reaches or exceeds a certain threshold. The Federal Council has now decided […]