In a press notice released at 11:00 on 14 September, the presidents of Switzerland’s National Council and Council of States announced a series of official visits during the autumn parliamentary session that will focus heavily on mobility across Switzerland’s borders. The French National Assembly president, Yaël Braun-Pivet, will arrive in Bern on 23 September with cross-border rail, customs cooperation and labour-market integration topping the agenda. Two days earlier, on 17 September, the speaker of the Liechtenstein Landtag will hold talks on commuter taxation and mutual recognition of professional qualifications. Although ceremonial in nature, such visits often pave the way for bilateral accords that directly affect employers. For example, the 2022 French visit unlocked an amendment to the double-tax treaty covering remote work for cross-border staff. Parliamentary services say this year’s meeting will review implementation of the 40-hour remote-work threshold agreed last spring and evaluate whether it should become permanent beyond 2027. The communiqué also confirms that vocational-training pathways will be showcased to the French delegation at Bern’s vocational college. Swiss business associations are expected to lobby for easier temporary secondments of French apprentices—a move that could alleviate skills shortages in western Switzerland’s watch and med-tech clusters. Mobility teams should monitor the outcomes, as any protocol on taxation, social security or apprenticeship exchanges will likely enter force on 1 January 2027, giving employers a narrow window to adapt payroll systems and assignment policies.
Source: Swiss Parliament press release
