Hello All,

Although this is my first posting here, I have been visiting this site in the last months. I would really appreciate any help or comment on my question/situation.

I am in the UK and I was offered a position in Zurich by my current employer. This position will be under a local Swiss contract meaning that I will not be an expatriate there.

The problem is my employer refuses to say the amount of working hours I will have to work there. They argue that the normal Swiss working contract does not specify any amount of hours per week that employees should work. Instead my contract says I should "dedicate and devote my full time to the business and work as much as necessary in order to have the business done". Obviously, overtime will be not paid.

Seriously I have never seen such a thing in my life and I am talking about a multinational consumer goods company here... No, I am not an executive (my level is analyst) and I am afraid this is going to give my employer a full control of my life.

For the ones out there who have a Swiss contract:

1) Have you ever seen something similar?
2) Do you have in your employement contract the amount of hours you are supposed to work?
3) If so, how many hours per week is the standard?

Thanks very much for your help.