Federal Act
on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code
(Part Five: The Code of Obligations)

¹ Where the em­ploy­er trans­fers the com­pany or a part there­of to a third party, he must in­form the or­gan­isa­tion that rep­res­ents the em­ploy­ees or, where there is none, the em­ploy­ees them­selves in good time be­fore the trans­fer takes place of:

a.

the reas­on for the trans­fer;

b.

its leg­al, eco­nom­ic and so­cial con­sequences for the em­ploy­ees.

² Where meas­ures af­fect­ing the em­ploy­ees are en­vis­aged as a res­ult of such trans­fer, the or­gan­isa­tion that rep­res­ents the em­ploy­ees or, where there is none, the em­ploy­ees them­selves must be con­sul­ted in good time be­fore the rel­ev­ant de­cisions are taken.