Kündigung · termination
In Swiss employment law, termination, which the Code of Obligations also calls notice of termination, ends a contract of unlimited duration when the notice period expires. No reasons need be given unless the other party asks for them. In English, terminate is the verb for kündigen: cancel and rescind have other meanings.
Request a demoThe term in four languages
- German
- Kündigung
- French
- résiliation
- Italian
- disdetta
- English
- termination
Definition
An employment contract of unlimited duration may be terminated by either party. Termination is a unilateral declaration that takes effect when the statutory or contractual notice period expires. The party giving notice of termination must state the reasons in writing if the other party so requests. The Code of Obligations also protects employees against wrongful termination and against termination at an inopportune juncture.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
powered by Neur.onEin unbefristetes Arbeitsverhältnis kann von jeder Vertragspartei gekündigt werden.
An employment relationship for an unlimited period may be terminated by either party.
Source: Fedlex, Code of Obligations. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.
Related terms
The termination of an employment contract without notice, for good cause.
Arbeitsvertrag · employment contractThe contract by which an employee undertakes to work in the employer's service in return for a salary.
Mietvertrag · leaseThe contract by which a landlord grants a tenant the use of an object in exchange for rent.