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Summary: The 'Employment Contract' by Frank Vischer, which has already been published in three editions, needs no further introduction - it is one of the foundational works of Swiss labor law literature. This successful handbook explains all important topics related to employment contract law in a practical and scientifically grounded manner.

About the new edition: Labor law is a branch of law that is constantly evolving as part of the social law system. The 4th, thoroughly revised edition comprehensively considers the developments in legislation, case law, and teaching that have occurred since the previous edition was published in 2005. Current issues such as the latest court practices regarding bonuses, new legislation on social plans, the Minder initiative and its current implementation, as well as the topic of wages in euros for cross-border commuters are extensively addressed in the new edition.

Content: The employment contract: fundamentals, legal sources, distinctions, special forms of employment relationships - The individual employment contract: formation, wages, obligations of the contracting parties, leisure and vacation, occupational pension, termination - Special individual employment contracts: apprenticeship, traveling sales representatives, home work, hiring contracts, personnel leasing, public law employment relationships - The collective labor agreement: definition and interpretation, conclusion, content, scope, termination, merger of trade unions, employer companies - The standard employment contract: definition, significance, types - Institutions and procedures in labor disputes: individual employment contract disputes and collective disputes.

Authors: Vischer, Frank; Müller, Roland M.