Hi all, The payroll company saga continues. I am a consultant in pharma, paid hourly. I obtained this job through a recruiter in the UK and I am contracted with a Swiss local payroll company. The actual pharma company I work for pays the UK recruiter and then they pay my umbrella company. At the end of each month, I have to turn in the hours worked and my boss approves it. My contract does not specify when I should be paid, but Swiss law does (end of month or 5-10 days into the next month for hourly employees). I was due my September salary at the beginning of October and have not received it yet. The Swiss umbrella company says it is not their problem as the recruiter has not paid them yet and they refuse to discuss it further. Since the payroll company is my actual employer, shouldn’t they have to pay me in accordance to Swiss employment law? Or at the very least hound the recruiter for the late payment? I have escalated this issue to my boss and HR department at the actual company I work for, but they are not taking it seriously and I’m really pissed off now. They keep giving me extra major work responsibilities even though I have not been paid and the status of my contract end in two months has not been disclosed. I want to refuse to work any more hours until I am paid, is this allowed by Swiss law? Can I demand any lost salary payment later? I have legal insurance with Axa, but they have taken weeks to reply to my queries, so I am here now just looking for any advice. I never expected to go through this here in this country as a seasoned professional working for a proper big pharma, but here I am. Thanks guys! submitted by /u/CaughtALiteSneez
Originally posted by u/CaughtALiteSneez on r/Switzerland