Source: https://www.hrcomplianceassist.com/switzerland/summary-chart
Timestamp: 2020-08-04 17:32:08
Document Index: 106138823

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 127', 'Art. 128', 'Art. 127', 'Art. 23', 'Art. 127', 'Art. 127', 'Art. 27', 'Art. 958', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 13']

Switzerland - Summary Chart
Maximum 5 years (10 years in certain cases)
Art. 127 and Art. 128 Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) (Obligationenrecht, OR)
Minimum 10 years (15 years for tax documents); Maximum duration of company's life
Tax laws; Social security legislation; Public laws on immigration
Duration of company's life
Best practice based on Civil Procedure Code; Expiry of limitation period for claims
Hired employees: Duration of employment contract; Applicants who are not hired: Do not retain (except in case of potential litigation). Maximum is 10 years
Employees: Date of hire; Applicants who are not hired: From date of decision
Best Practice based on Data Protection laws
Duration of the company's life
Minimum duration of employment contract. No retention in case the employee is not hired (except in case of potential litigation). Maximum 10 years
Employees: From date of hire; Applicants who are not hired: From date of decision
Art. 127,Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) (Obligationenrecht, OR)
n/a not authorized in Switzerland
Registration of work and rest periods (in appropriate format) for professional drivers: Minimum 2 years; Maximum 5 years (10 years in certain cases)
Art. 23, Sec. 3 Ordinance on Work and Rest Periods of Professional Drivers of Light Vehicles for Transportation of Passengers and Heavy Cars (Verordnung über die Arbeits- und Ruhezeit der berufsmässigen Führer von leichten Personentransportfahrzeugen und schweren Personenwagen, ARV 2); Art. 127, Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) (Obligationenrecht, OR)
Minimum duration of employment contract; Maximum duration of company's life
Art. 127, Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) (Obligationenrecht, OR); expiry of the limitation period for claims arising from the employment contract; Best practice based on Data Protection laws
From end of obligation to perform pension benefits
Art. 27j, Ordinance on Occupational Retirement, Survivors’ and Disability Pensions (Verordnung über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge, BVV 2)
Minimum 10 years; Maximum 15 years
End of calendar year in which record was created
Art. 958f Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) (Obligationenrecht, OR), tax laws
General Best Practice based on Data Protection laws
Minimum 10 years; Maximum 40 years
From last use of material or last exposure
Art. 13, Sec. 2 and 3 Ordinance on the Protection of Workers from Risks related to Exposure to Biological Agents at Work (Verordnung über den Schutz der Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer vor Gefährdung durch Mikroorganismen, SAMV)
Floor plans: Duration of company's life
Civil Procedure Code. expiry of the limitation period for claims
Administration concerning measurements of radioactive substances and the results of these measurements: Duration of company's life; Maximum 40 years after end of company's life
end of company life
Art. 13, Sec. 2 and 3 Ordinance on the Protection of Workers from Risks related to Exposure to Biological Agents at Work (Verordnung über den Schutz der Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer vor Gefährdung durch Mikroorganismen, SAMV) in conjunction with Radiation Protection Ordinance (Strahlenschutzverordnung, StSV)
Records of radiation: Duration of company's life, Maximum 40 years