IHRS Info COVID; Quarantine for travelers from certain countries
Today the Swiss government decided that travelers from certain regions will have to go into quarantine. With effect from Monday, 6 June, travelers entering Switzerland from certain regions will have to go into quarantine for 10 days. There is a list of concerned countries published online and updated regularly. Travelers affected will be notified during […]
IHRS Info COVID; Italian commuters to Switzerland
Exceptionally it is accepted that the working days carried out in the State of residence, at home and on behalf of an employer located in the other contracting state, as a result of the measures taken to combat the spread of COVID-19, are counted as the working days in the state where the person would […]
IHRS Info COVID; Opening borders within all EU/EFTA states on June 15
Switzerland plans to open its border towards all EU/EFTA states on June 15, 2020. Most EU/EFTA Countries plan also to open on June 15 the borders for all European Union Member states including Britons, as well as citizens of the Schengen Associated Countries – Liechtenstein, Norway, and Iceland. Exceptions are towards certain regions in Italy, […]
IHRS Info COVID; Approved rules for opening Swiss borders
On May 27th the Swiss government agreed about rules to ease entry restrictions into Switzerland. Rules starting June 8th for Business Applications for residence (L, B) or cross-border commuter (G) permit from workers from EU/EFTA member states will be normally processed again. Notifications for short-term deployments with an employer in Switzerland and for cross-border services […]
IHRS Info COVID; Opening Swiss borders
Switzerland plans to open the borders with Germany, Austria and France on 15 June 2020. This is only valid for private travelers. In the business area it facilitates to invite habitants of those countries to a personal interview in Switzerland. The rules for immigration remain unchanged, see Newsletter from May 11th. Please don’t hesitate to […]
IHRS Info COVID: Immigration to Switzerland
Switzerland has loosened the rules for immigration starting May 11th, those include: Employment of EU/EFTA Citizens: The cantons will process all applications for residence permits and cross-border commuter permits submitted by workers from an EU or EFTA member state from before the introduction of entry restrictions (March 25th). In other words, if you can present […]
VAT Comparison 2018
Country Normal in % Reduced in % Belgium 21 6, 12 Denmark 25 Germany 19 7 Finland 24 10; 14 France 20 2.1; 5.5; 10 Greece 24 6; 13 UK 20 5 Ireland 23 4.8; 5.4; 9; 13.5 Italy 22 4, 5, 10 Luxemburg 17 3, 8, 14 Netherlands 21 6 Norway 25 12; 15 […]
Inbound Switzerland workshop
About: Work permits, Taxes, Social insurances for international transfers and local hires. Workshop in English. When: Tuesday, March 26th 2019 | 9:00am – 17:00pm Where: GET | Baarerstrasse 23 | 6300 Zug Subject: Switzerland is restricting foreigners from joining the Swiss labor market even though more specialists are recruited abroad, and projects are layed out […]
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; […]
NEW Data Protection Regulation valid from May 25th, 2018 – ARE YOU READY?
The GDPR–or General Data Protection Regulation–is a regulation passed by the European Union and has the effective start date of May 25, 2018, s. Link! Please don’t heisitate to contact International HR Services Ltd. for further questions.