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Employment law

Borel & Barbey has a team with extensive experience in advising and representing clients in all aspects of employment law, including the following areas:

  • Negotiation, drafting, and review of employment contracts, all contractual documents related to employment law, and termination agreements
  • Drafting and review of company regulations, working time regulations, and participation and bonus plans
  • Assistance with dismissals (individual and collective) and negotiations with trade unions
  • Assistance with cross-border employees
  • Assistance with the transfer of employment relationships (national and international)
  • Assistance with personnel placement and leasing
  • Assistance in transactions, reorganizations, and corporate restructurings
  • Litigation before cantonal employment courts and the Federal Tribunal
  • Assistance in alternative dispute resolution
  • Legal advice on all employment law-related issues (taxation, data protection, intellectual property, competition law, etc.)

News Employment

Fraudulent Medical Certificates: the Federal Council Stands Firm

In response to Postulate 22.3196 submitted by National Councilor Philippe Nantermod, the Federal Council published a report analyzing measures to address fraudulent medical certificates but declined to amend the existing...
28 October 2025

Borel & Barbey advises Highland Europe on a USD 105 million financing round

Borel & Barbey recently advised Highland Europe as Lead Investor in a successful financing round of USD 105 million. The investment supports Ecorobotix, a pioneering AgriTech company at the forefront...
15 October 2025

Non-Compete Clauses with Financial Compensation

In a recent ruling (4A_5/2025 of 26 June 2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court addressed whether an employer may unilaterally waive a non-compete clause with financial compensation, and whether income...
24 September 2025