Checklist

Swiss Temp Agency Compliance Checklist

Vermittra · Updated 2026

Switzerland regulates temporary staffing tightly. Miss one of these and you risk fines, revoked licences and reputational damage.

Licences & registration

• Cantonal personnel-services licence (Personalverleih) in every canton you operate.
• Federal permit where required for cross-cantonal or international placement.
• Commercial register (Handelsregister) entry and a valid Swiss legal form.

Workers

• Valid residence/work permits (B, C, G, L, F, S) with tracked expiry.
• Written employment contracts for every temp.
• Correct application of the staffing CBA (GAV) wage scales and premiums.

Payroll

• AHV/IV/EO, ALV, BVG, accident and withholding tax at correct rates.
• Accrued holiday pay and 13th salary.
• Client-approved timesheets as the basis of pay.

Data protection

• Swiss FADP (and GDPR where it applies) compliance for candidate data.
• Explicit consent for storing personal data and documents.
• Right-to-be-forgotten / data export capability.

Audit readiness

• Clean per-employee records and a payroll audit trail.
• Document expiry alerts so nothing lapses silently.