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Legal News Switzerland
Regula Rhiner
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August 6, 2024

Termination Protection during Illness

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court recently passed a ruling (‘BGer 1C_595/2023’, datedMarch 27, 2024) that  is likely to have considerable consequences in practice. The Federal Court rules that the termination protection for sickness does not apply in the inability to work is only related to a specific employer and not in general because this would not affect the employee's ability to apply for a new position.