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Working in Switzerland - Special categories

Contents:
Introduction

Moving to Switzerland
Registration Procedures
Moving Goods
Moving Financial Assets
Cars, Driving & Licences
Finding Accommodation
Finding a School
Moving Checklist

Living in Switzerland
The System
Incomes & Taxes
Cost of Living
Accommodation
Cultural & Social Life
Educational System
Private Life
Transport
The Health System

Social Security
Social Security in Europe
E forms: General Overview
General Organisation
Sickness Insurance
Family Insurance
Old Age Pensions
EU Health Card
Unemployment Benefits

Working in Switzerland
Finding a Job
Applications
Recognition of Qualifications
Kinds of Employment
Employment Contracts
Remuneration
Working Time
Vocational Training
Leave
End of Employment
Special Categories
Self-employment
Representation of Workers
Work Disputes
Special categories
As stated in the section on kinds of employment, the statutory minimum working age is 15. The working hours of young people must also take account of their age, lack of experience and educational obligations. They will therefore not normally be allowed to work at night or on Sundays.

People with disabilities are still too often discriminated against in the labour market. To address this issue, Switzerland has adopted a disabled persons law that provides for various measures to facilitate their integration into the world of work (adaptation of work stations, financial assistance with integration, etc.). The invalidity insurance scheme is the primary insurance concerned with the integration of the disabled into the world of work. This proposes measures to help both employees (vocational guidance, occupational rehabilitation, daily subsistence allowances, travelling expenses, etc.) and employers (meeting the cost of auxiliary work station facilities, building work, etc.). The accident insurance system may also be involved. In addition, there are private organisations devoted to the occupational rehabilitation of the disabled.

Text last edited on: 04/2008

Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2008
Reproduction is authorised.

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