Employees of foreign companies for less than 90 days

The offer of service, commonly known as provision of service, is the employment of service of a company or of some employees of a company in the service of another company established in Switzerland. This benefit should not exceed 90 days. These 90 days can be divided into working days or three months in the calendar year. It is mandatory for the company to advertise if the service offered lasts more than eight days in the calendar year. Whether the activity takes place successively or is spread over the year, notification is mandatory if the service exceeds eight days of the calendar year.

Companies and service providers from the EU-25/EFTA are obliged to register from the first day of their service. These providers must be in one of the following categories:

• construction, civil engineering and finishing,
• the hotel and restaurant industry,
• industrial or domestic cleaning,
• surveillance and security,
• itinerant merchants,
• the sex industry

EU/EFTA companies that post workers from third countries to Switzerland are obliged to disclose them. These workers must be regulars on the labor market of one of the European Union or EFTA Member States. It is best if they have considerable experience. These cases usually occur when they have lived for at least twelve months in one of these countries. In addition, a residence permit must be obtained from the Service Etrangers et Confédérés (SEC) in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law on Foreigners (LEtr) and the Ordinance on Admission, Residence and Employment (OASA).