Provisions on working and employment conditions to be complied with

Overview

Dispatching employers shall grant their employees dispatched to Liechtenstein at least those working and employment conditions that are stipulated in the relevant laws, ordinances, generally binding declared collective labor agreements and standard labor agreements pursuant to § 1173a Art. 111a of the General Civil Code and concern:

• the maximum working hours and minimum rest periods;
• the minimum annual duration of paid vacations;
• the minimum compensation, including overtime rates and reimbursement of expenses;
• the conditions for the transfer of labor, especially through temporary employment agencies;
• the safety, health and hygiene at work;
• the protection of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth, children and adolescents;
• the equal treatment of women and men.

The relevant provisions are governed in Liechtenstein by public and private labor law (for information on the distinction, see Public Labor Law)

Public labor law provisions to be observed

Provisions on maximum working hours and minimum rest periods, safety, health and hygiene in the workplace, and the protection of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth, children and adolescents are primarily found in the Labor Law (ArG) and the associated ordinances. The ArG and the associated ordinances are applicable to posted employees, insofar as this is possible under the circumstances. In some cases, further special regulations can be found for specific industries.

The provisions to be complied with regarding the conditions for the hiring out of workers, in particular by temporary employment agencies, can be found in particular in the  Employment Agency Act and the associated ordinance.

Provisions of private employment law to be complied with

Provisions on the minimum annual duration of paid vacations, minimum remuneration including overtime rates and reimbursement of expenses, and equal treatment of women and men are to be found in particular in the General Civil Code and in the generally binding collective labor agreements (aveGAV). Defined minimum wages can only be found in the aveGAV.