It is possible to complete the certificate course in personnel administration for foreign employees with a certificate examination, although this is voluntary rather than compulsory.

The "Personnel administration for foreign employees" certificate course is aimed at people who employ foreign employees or send them abroad and have to declare taxes, as well as those responsible for labor law issues, residence permits and payroll accounting who want to receive targeted further training.

The continuing education, further training in personnel administration for foreign employees is recognized by TREUHAND SUISSE for 4 days and by EXPERTsuisse for 32 hours.

The course on personnel administration for foreign employees covers employment law and illegal employment law as well as residence permits with their various types and quotas. In addition, the posting of employees and the associated withholding tax/taxes are dealt with on an entire day of the course. In terms of content, the cost of living allowance, fitter clause and double taxation will also be discussed, as well as the tax consequences of de facto employer status and the classification of individual employees as permanent establishments. Social insurance in Switzerland is of course also discussed, as well as cross-border social insurance, including continued salary payment obligations, cross-border commuter regulations, reclaiming AHV and BVG contributions and much more. Finally, on the last day of training, the practical implementation of payroll accounting will be discussed.

The "Personnel Administration" course is a short course. They last around 4 to 8 days or 13 to 15 evenings. Ask the providers directly how much time you need to invest.

The prices for the certificate courses can be set individually by the schools depending on the scope of the course. For the certificate course in personnel administration, you can expect to pay between CHF 1,200 and CHF 3,500. Find out about the prices directly from the providers.

The content of all the training courses mentioned is basically the same:

• HR Assistant (Cert.)
• Human Resources Administrator (Certified)
• Personnel Assistant (Cert.)

What is different is the recognition by the association HRSE (Human Resources Swiss Exams).

Anyone wishing to train as an HR specialist in the future should complete a course with an HRSE certificate.