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Switzerland has a close-knit network of different types of social insurance, which offer the persons living and working here, and their dependants, a broad protection against risks whose financial con-sequences could not be covered without an insurance.
The Swiss social security system is divided into five areas:
These different types of insurance offer protection in the form of pensions, unemployment benefits and family allowances, as well as paying for costs incurred through illness and accidents.
There is no standardized national social security scheme in Switzerland. Social security is organized at both the federal and Cantonal levels. Swiss social insurance cover issues of old age, disability, death (survivors’ benefits), illness, parental leave, caring for a seriously ill child, accidents at work and occupational diseases, unemployment, as well as family allowances.
It is mandatory for employees to contribute around 5.30% to social security. As of 2022, the minimum employees’ contributions are:
These rates cover old age, survivors, and disability insurance. Employees also must contribute to unemployment at a rate of 1.1% of their monthly salary.
Employers contribute equally to what an employee contributes to social security insurance for old age, disability, and survivor schemes. Employers also must contribute 1.1% to unemployment insurance, 1% to 3% to a family compensation fund and 0.17% to 13.5% to occupational accident insurance. Employers are expected to withhold these social security taxes from an employee’s salary.
Employer mandatory contributions are relatively lower in Switzerland than in many of its surrounding countries.
Your business can easily hire employees in Switzerland without opening a local entity. We handle local employment law, complex tax regulations, and international payroll in 180+ countries worldwide. All you need to do is focus on your business.
Employers need to contribute anywhere between 6.4% to 22% depending on the industry and collective agreements the type of employment falls under.
Social security covers a range of issues experienced throughout the lifetime including old age, disability, unemployment, family allowances, death, parental leave, occupational accidents, illnesses and looking after ill children.
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10997, Berlin
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