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Agreement to end an employment contract, in German (Switzerland)
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For employers and employees in Switzerland who want to end an employment relationship by mutual agreement, in German: the end date, at whose wish, work or release from work until then, pay, holiday and overtime, any severance payment, the concessions each side makes, the reference, return of property, the non-compete and the settlement of claims within Art. 341 CO. The consequences for unemployment insurance are named. Both parties sign two copies.
- Made for use in Switzerland
- Last updated November 4, 2026
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When to use this document
- You and your employer in Switzerland want to end the job without a notice of dismissal.
- Your employer offers a severance payment if you leave by mutual agreement.
- You have a new job and want to leave earlier than your notice period allows.
- As an employer you want to end an employment relationship amicably and in writing.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employer
- Employer's registered address
- Person signing for the employer
- Employee
- Employee's address
- Start date
- Date of termination
- At whose wish the agreement is made: the employee's, the employer's or both
- Until the end: the employee keeps working, or is released from work
- Released from work from (optional)
- Remaining holiday: days and how settled (taken or paid)
- Overtime: hours and how settled (time off, paid, or none)
- Severance payment, gross in CHF (optional)
- What each side gives up or grants (the mutual concessions)
- Agreed points for the reference (optional)
- Non-compete: none, continues, or the employer waives it
- City
- Date
Common questions
- Is an agreement to end employment valid in Switzerland if I give up rights under it?
- Employer and employee can end the employment by mutual agreement at any time, with no notice period and no prescribed form (Art. 115 CO); in writing it can be proved. The agreement removes the protection against dismissal, including the protected periods for illness, accident or pregnancy (Art. 336 ff., 336c CO). During the employment and for one month after it, the employee also cannot waive claims under mandatory law (Art. 341 para. 1 CO). Where such rights or that protection are given up, the Federal Supreme Court upholds the agreement only if both sides make concessions of comparable value (4A_13/2018); clause 4 records them.
- What does an agreement to end employment mean for unemployment benefit in Switzerland?
- The unemployment fund checks whether you are unemployed through your own fault or gave up pay at the insurance's expense, and then suspends your entitlement for a number of days, at most 60 per ground (Art. 30 AVIG), especially if you agree to an end date earlier than the ordinary notice period would give. For days still covered by pay owed to you, it pays nothing (Art. 11 para. 3 AVIG). Clause 1 records at whose wish the agreement was made; what follows from that is for the fund to decide. Register with the regional employment centre (RAV) as early as possible, at the latest on your first day without work, online at job-room.ch.
- What should an agreement to end employment cover, and how is it signed?
- The end date, work or release from work until then, pay with holiday and overtime, any severance payment, the concessions on both sides, the reference, the return of property, any non-compete and what the agreement settles. You do not have to sign on the spot; take time to check it. Both parties sign two copies, by hand or with a qualified electronic signature, and for a company the person authorised to sign for it.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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