About

Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd

We advise corporate clients and high-level management employees on all matters relating to employment relationships and, in collaboration with our tax and social security teams, with regard to all employment related tax and social security aspects.

Our specialized and well-experienced team assists our clients with regard to all administrative and legal aspects of work and residence permit applications related to international recruitments.

  • Preparing and advising on standard and tailor made employment contracts
  • Incentive and employee participation plans
  • Bonus schemes
  • Maternity/paternity queries
  • Individual and mass dismissals
  • Immigration (work and residence permits)
  • Employment law mediation and litigation
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Discrimination issues
  • Whistleblowing issues
  • Data protection compliance (national and international)
  • Work place safety standards
  • Staff handbooks/policies/procedures
  • HR issues in M&A and private equity transactions
  • HR issues in insolvencies

Chambers Review

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Employment - Switzerland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bär & Karrer assists domestic and international clients with mass and executive dismissals, social security advice and pension issues. The law firm has further capabilities advising clients on the employment aspects of M&A transactions, notably with transfers of employees. The team also represents both employers and employees in allegations of abusive terminations and bonus payments disputes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Laura Widmer
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Laura Widmer
Head of Employment
2
Band 2
Laura Widmer often advises on a range of employment matters, including employee transfers, social security matters and litigation. She also acts on employment issues related to M&A transactions.

Laura Widmer is a very experienced and pragmatic lawyer. We appreciate her subject matter expertise in Swiss employment law matters.

Laura Widmer was highly professional with excellent communication skills. She was quick to grasp the issues presented and resources needed.

She is extremely impressive and has solid expertise in employment law and litigation matters. She is also very reliable and responsive.

Laura Widmer is very nice, understanding, efficient and professional.

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Bär & Karrer Ltd

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Employment

Laura Widmer
2
Laura Widmer
Head of Employment
2
Band 2

Members

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Cinzia Catelli

Cédric Chapuis

Daniel Leu

Hanna Brozzo

Laura Widmer

Laura Widmer

Head of Department

Luca Jagmetti

Matthew T. Reiter

Predrag Sunaric

Thomas Stoltz

Head of Department