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The employee does not accept the accommodation provided by the employer and will

find his/her own accommodation in Switzerland. The employer shall pay the employee an

accommodation allowance of CHF ...................................................................................................

which is subject to social security contributions (specify the amount in Swiss francs in figures and

in words, minimum amount CHF 345.-- per month; this amount corresponds to that prescribed by

Article 11 of the Regulations of 31 October 1947 on Old-age and Survivors. The amount is

regularly adjusted by the competent Swiss authorities and the employer must apply the

adjustments).

The employer shall pay all travel costs incurred by the employee when travelling between

his/her accommodation and the employer’s home.

The accommodation allowance and reimbursed travel costs are considered as a portion of

salary and are therefore subject to social security contributions.

The employer shall provide the employee with appropriate accommodation within the

employer’s home or elsewhere in Switzerland until the employee has found his/her

accommodation.

8. Social security insurance and other compulsory insurance

8.1. Swiss social security insurance AVS/AI/APG/AC/AFam (Articles 55, 59 and 61 PHEO)

The employee is not affiliated to a social security insurance scheme in his/her State or

the State for which the employer works. Consequently it is compulsory for the employee

to be affiliated in Switzerland for Old-age and Survivors (AVS), disability (AI), compensation for

loss of income due to military service or pregnancy (APG), unemployment (AC) and family

allowance (AFam).

It is compulsory for the employee to be affiliated to any compulsory insurance scheme required

by the social laws of the residential canton of the employer (this applies particularly in the Canton

of Geneva which has its own maternity insurance – Amat). The employer will pay all contributions

(for both employee and employer).

The employer shall take all necessary steps to register the employee with the relevant cantonal

AVS compensation fund office for the employer’s place of residence. The employer shall pay all

contributions (for both employee and employer).

The employee may, pursuant to the relevant international law, be affiliated to a social

security insurance scheme in his/her State or the State for which the employer works and

effectively is affiliated to such social security insurance scheme.

In order to be exempted from compulsory Swiss insurance the employee must, through his/her

employer, present an original foreign insurance certificate recognised by the relevant cantonal

AVS compensation fund office for the employer’s place of residence. In the event that the

cantonal AVS compensation fund office does not accept the insurance certificate or that the

insurance certificate is not delivered within the required time limit, then the aforesaid office will

automatically

the

employee

with

the

Swiss

social

insurance

scheme

for

AVS/AI/APG/AC/AFam and, where applicable, any other compulsory cantonal insurance scheme.

The employer will pay all contributions (for both employee and employer).

8.2. Occupational Pension Scheme (Article 56 PHEO)

Both the employer and the employee confirm their understanding that, in the case of registration with

the Swiss social insurance scheme for AVS/AI/APG/AC/AFam, the relevant cantonal AVS

compensation fund office for the employer’s place of residence will decide to what extent the

employee is obliged to take out occupational pension insurance (LPP). Where necessary the

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