The employee is required to notify payroll+ on the first day of illness. If the employee is unable to work through no fault of their own within the first three months, the employee, under an open-ended employment contract, is not entitled to wages prior to the first day of the fourth month of employment; the employee must therefore bear the loss of wages during the three-month waiting period. This does not affect the benefits provided by the collective daily allowance insurance, which takes effect on the 31st day in the event of a prolonged illness. This does not apply if a generally binding collective bargaining agreement contains different provisions.
If the employee becomes ill for an extended period during the probationary period, payroll+ may terminate the employment relationship at any time in accordance with Art. 335b, para. 1, of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR). Termination for cause pursuant to Art. 336c(1)(b) of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) does not take effect until the employee has successfully completed the probationary period. This termination is not intended as a form of harassment but is based on pragmatic grounds. Each time a case of illness is reported to the daily sickness benefit insurance provider and benefits are paid out, the policy is charged accordingly. As soon as the number of reported cases reaches a certain threshold, the daily sickness benefit insurance provider will increase premiums accordingly, as this represents a higher risk for them. payroll+’s business model is vulnerable to a higher rate of sick leave claims, as it involves a triangular employment relationship. To prevent the premiums for the group daily sickness benefit insurance from rising to exorbitant levels–which also benefits the other employees–and to protect against fraud, payroll+ AG has no choice but to terminate the employment relationship in such cases.
If the employee resigned voluntarily, these waiting periods do not apply.
After recovery, the employment relationship can be resumed following mutual agreement and the signing of a new contract with payroll+.