The law (Article 329 (3) of the Swiss Code of Obligations) foresees that the employer shall grant the employee the required time for special occasions within the regular time of work (so-called “accepted spare days and hours”).
These accepted spare days and hours have to be taken in consultation with the employer. Valid special occasions are personal issues such as change of domicile, consultations with physicians or authorities or family events (death, birth, marriage of close relatives) as well as spare time to search for a new job once termination has been announced.
