Protection against dismissal in employment
Swiss dismissal protection limits abusive or untimely termination but generally does not require an employer to show cause for ordinary notice.
Swiss employment law follows freedom of termination, subject to notice periods, form requirements in special cases and statutory limits. A dismissal may be abusive if it violates protected interests such as personality rights, trade union activity or good-faith rules; compensation, rather than reinstatement, is usually the remedy. Termination is also barred during certain protected periods, for example illness, accident, pregnancy or military service. Collective dismissals, public employment and discrimination rules may add stricter procedural or substantive requirements.