Traditionally qualified, the employee who is active in LAKE GENEVA REGION is known for the quality of his work by the surveys that value the question. The identification to the enterprise is very strong and, globally, the Swiss employee speaks several languages, has a good knowledge of world markets and an excellent education that holds third place in an educational system adapted to the needs of a competitive economy. His legal protection and the social conditions in force provide him with comfort and security, also guaranteeing the enterprise excellent levels of productivity.

Working time (1'832 hours per year, 3rd place after Singapore and the United States) and social expenditures (9.6% of social dues paid by the employer, or 4th place if compared internationally) positively influence productivity.

Recent surveys conducted by the famous International Institute for Management Development (IMD) show that Switzerland occupies the first rank in terms of yearly working hours (40 to 42 hours per week, ahead of all the European countries and the United States), but also shows the highest motivation index in the world and the most flexible legal conditions for enterprises. 
 

The costs pertaining to employment are shared out into salaries, on the one hand, and in social security contributions on the other hand. These are shared out into three pension programmes, the « three pillars », the conditions of which favour, at the same time, the employee and the employer who bear the charges on the basis of 50 % each. 

All the citizens of the European Union (EU) and of the countries that are members of the European Free Trade Association (AELE) can work in Switzerland under privileged conditions thanks to the bilateral agreements. The system of work permits that depends on the employee’s nationality has been conceived to favour the exchange of competences and moves in the companies that are essential for success.