14. April 2026

Form Requirements in Employment Law – Risks and Practical Solutions

Sebastian Wyler examines selected aspects of form requirements in employment law in Thouvenin’s latest edition of “Legal Insights”. The article provides insight into which special forms of the individual employment contract and which common clauses of an employment contract require written form for their validity. The article also addresses the practical challenges arising from the use of e-signatures, scans and other electronic forms of communication in the context of employment law.