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 […]
1 Swiss Immigration Law – application in 26 different cantons
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe and consists of 26 cantons. Switzerland has one law regulating immigration, the so called Federal Act on Foreign Nationals FNA. This Act regulates the entry and exit, residence and family reunification of foreign nationals in Switzerland. It regulates especially the application process for Non-EU/-EFTA […]
Permanent establishment and Legal entity
A company can have abroad a Permanent establishment without having a Legal entity. The OECD Model Convention clarifies when a Permanent establishment is established, which is included in most double tax agreements. PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT For the purposes of this Convention, the term “Permanent establishment” means a fixed place of business through which the business of […]