SwitzerlandSozialstaat, Arbeit und Alltag 27 · Welfare, work and everyday life
Under the law, what period of notice (Kündigungsfrist) applies in the first year of employment after the probation period, if the contract does not say otherwise?
In the exam (German)
Welche Kündigungsfrist gilt nach dem Gesetz im ersten Dienstjahr nach der Probezeit, wenn im Vertrag nichts anderes vereinbart ist?
- asix months, to the end of a yearsechs Monate, auf das Ende eines Jahres
- bthree months, to the end of a monthdrei Monate, auf das Ende eines Monats
- cone month, to the end of a monthein Monat, auf das Ende eines MonatsCorrect answer
- dseven days, to any daysieben Tage, auf einen beliebigen Tag
Why?
The Code of Obligations (Obligationenrecht) sets a period of notice of one month in the first year of employment, two months from the second to the ninth year, and three months after that, each time to the end of a month. During the probation period, the notice period is seven days.
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