Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (OR) Art. 323
Zusammenfassung der Rechtsnorm OR:
The Swiss Code of Obligations is a central code of Swiss civil law that regulates the legal relationships between private individuals. It includes five books that cover various aspects of contract law, law of obligations and property law, including the formation, content and termination of contracts, as well as liability for breach of contract and tort. The Code of Obligations is an important code of law for business and everyday life in Switzerland, as it forms the basis for many legal relationships and contracts and has been in force since 1912, whereby it is regularly adapted to social and economic developments.
Art. 323 OR from 2025
Art. 323 Payment of salary 1. Payment terms and periods
1 Unless shorter periods or other payment terms have been agreed or are customary and unless otherwise provided by standard employment contract or collective employment contract, the salary is paid to the employee at the end of each month.
2 Unless a shorter payment period has been agreed or is customary, commission is paid at the end of each month; however, where execution of a transaction takes more than half a year, the due date of the commission payable on it may be deferred by written agreement.
3 Shares in business results are payable as soon as the results are determined, but not later than six months after the end of the financial year.
4 If an employee is in hardship and requests an advance against salary due for work already performed, the employer must advance such sum as may reasonably be expected of him.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.