Employment Contract printable pdf download

Standard Form Employment Contract according to the PHEO

FDFA/2011

It is compulsory for this standard form contract to be used when engaging a private household

employee pursuant to the Private Household Employees Ordinance (PHEO) of 6 June 2011

. The

standard form contract exists in the official languages of Switzerland (German, French and Italian), in

English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Employment Contract

between

employer....................................................................................................................................................

and

employee...................................................................................................................................................

The private household employee as defined within the PHEO

This contract is governed by Swiss law, and in particular the Private Household Employees Ordinance

(PHEO) of 6 June 2011, which prescribes the applicable minimum working conditions and which is

based on the Swiss Code of Obligations.

The employer and the employee confirm that they are familiar with the provisions prescribed by the

PHEO and the Swiss Code of Obligations. By signing this employment contract both employer and

employee undertake to adhere to the terms of the employment contract governed by the PHEO and

the Swiss Code of Obligations.

Complete the text and tick the appropriate boxes

1. Function

The employer engages the employee as a private household employee pursuant to article 2 of the

Private Household Employees Ordinance (PHEO).

2. Job description

The employee’s tasks are as follows:

Housework

Cooking

Laundry

Table service

Childcare

Gardening

Other tasks: .......................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................

The

text

the

Ordinance

and

explanatory

notes

are

available

Internet

( ). They can also be obtained

from the Protocol of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs or from the Permanent Mission of