Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland establishes paid adoption leave

The Swiss government recently passed amendments to the Swiss Code of Obligations (“CO”) and to the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act (“LECA”), granting ten working days of government-paid adoption leave to employees who adopt children under the age of four. The leave entitlement went into effect on 1 January 2023.

Switzerland

Switzerland to introduce paternity leave benefits [Updated]

Update: The law introducing a paternity leave entitlement of 10 working days of government-paid leave came into force on 1 January 2021. On 27 September 2019, the Swiss parliament passed a new law introducing a paternity leave entitlement of 10 […]