Selected media articles are made available for download here on a permanent basis:

October 19, 2026Statement on SRF regarding labor law violations at Securitas.
October 6, 2026Statement on SRF’s Tagesschau regarding sick pay and pregnancy.
October 4, 2026Interview in the Tagesanzeiger on systematic age discrimination in job searches.
September 13, 2026Statement in the Tagesanzeiger on subsidies for cleaning staff (interview with Batmaid founder Andreas Schollin-Borg).
September 10, 2026Statement in 20 Minuten regarding restrictions on evidence in cases of incapacity to work.
May 8, 2026Interview on SRF Regionaljournal Bern Freiburg Wallis regarding suspected cases at a Bern daycare center and the associated obligations of employers. You can find the corresponding online article here.
March 24, 2026Statement in the Tagesanzeiger regarding the impending city bus strike
September 27, 2025Statement in the Blick regarding an initiative in Schaffhausen concerning a municipal minimum wage
June 16, 2025Interview on SRF’secoTalk about reducing stress at work—how can we achieve this?
February 18, 2025Interview on SRF’s “Kassensturz ” about Migros Online
December 10, 2024"Kassensturz" episode on daily sickness benefits—In the hands of the insurance company (full episode)
December 10, 2024Statement on SRF’s “Kassensturz” regarding daily sickness benefits—In the hands of the insurance company
October 29, 2024Statement on SRF News regarding DPD Switzerland
October 28, 2024Knowledge Chat on SRF about “Sick from Work”
July 12, 2024Statement on SRF News regarding the 13th AHV pension
May 21, 2024Statement in the Basler Zeitung on Uber and the collective bargaining agreement
May 1, 2024Statement on the radio program “Treffpunkt” regarding labor law on Labor Day
March 12, 2024Op-ed in the NZZ on mandatory daily sickness benefit insurance
March 11, 2024Statement in Blick on age discrimination
February 2, 2024Statement on the “Gesprächsstoff” podcast regarding the Urwyler case
January 27, 2024Statement in the *NZZ am Sonntag* on continued pay and daily sickness benefits
November 16, 2023Statement on the “Kassensturz” program regarding daily sickness benefit insurance
May 26, 2023Statement on SRF regarding collective bargaining agreements
May 2, 2023Statement on the “Espresso” program regarding waiting periods
April 25, 2023Article in the Tages-Anzeiger on the wage gap
April 25, 2023Article from Beast Blog on the minimum wage in the Canton of Basel-Stadt
January 25, 2023Article from impulse on the subject of presenteeism
December 12, 2022Article by the Chamber of Commerce of Both Basel Cantons on labor law in the metaverse
December 1, 2022Article from the BaZ on the headscarf ban in the workplace
November 14, 2022Article by the BaZ on the Federal Supreme Court’s ruling regarding AHV contributions for staff of the University Hospital of Basel
August 11, 2022Interview on “Schweiz Aktuell” regarding the Uber case
June 22, 2022Article by Infosperber on wage protection
June 16, 2022Article by cash on the EU minimum wage and the problem with the framework agreement
June 7, 2022Interview in Schweiz Aktuell on social security contributions for Uber drivers
June 3, 2022Interview in *Echo der Zeit* on the Federal Supreme Court’s Uber rulings
April 14, 2022Appearance on the program “temps présent” on RTS, the French-Swiss television network
March 28, 2022Article in the magazine *plädoyer* on the 2021 miscarriage of justice
March 21, 2022Article in the Schaffhauser Nachrichten on controversial disability insurance practices
February 23, 2022Appearance on the “Rundschau” program discussing the subject of 24-hour care (see also: Private Households: Application of Labor Law?)
December 30, 2021Statement in the Aargauer Zeitung regarding the FDFA’s efforts to evacuate alumni from Kabul
December 21, 2021Interview on the program “Kassensturz” on “Flexible Working Hours: Freedom or Exploitation?”
September 11, 2021Article in the Tages-Anzeiger on the controversial pricing policy for auto insurance for foreign nationals
June 27, 2021Article in the Blick on the emergence of new domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 23, 2021Article by blue News on the use of the COVID certificate
February 28, 2021Audio segment on SRF’s “Blickpunkt Religion” about religion in the workplace, with reference to law, religion, and the working world
February 15, 2021Article in the Tagesanzeiger on labor law and terminations during the COVID-19 crisis
December 23, 2020Interview in syndicom magazine No. 20 on legal challenges related to working from home (pp. 22–23)
November 29, 2020Article in *plädoyer* 06/2020 on paternity leave
November 23, 2020Feature on the “Rendez-vous” program on Radio SRF regarding how RTS handles harassment cases
October 21, 2020Article in the *bz Basel* on the jurisdiction of Basel public authorities regarding systematic labor law violations at the KVA construction site
October 18, 2020Interview on Telebasel regarding the subject of wage entitlement during quarantine after returning from a COVID-19 high-risk area
September 15, 2020Interview on the “Kassensturz” program regarding the Vaud Cantonal Court’s ruling on Uber and the platform economy
June 2, 2020Interview with Prof. Dr. iur. Kurt Pärli and Prof. Dr. iur. Thomas Geiser on the Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s ruling regarding an employer’s obligation to compensate employees for the use of private premises for working from home, in light of the 2020 COVID-19 situation
December 20, 2019Interview with Prof. Dr. iur. Kurt Pärli on winning the 2018 IG Award
December 18, 2019Contribution to the workshop “Racism in Everyday Work Life” organized by the Gewerkschaft syna for Migrants’ Day on December 18, 2019
December 12, 2019Article in the research magazine UNI NOVA on age discrimination against employees
December 3, 2019Interview on the “Kassensturz” program about Uber Eats and the platform economy
December 3, 2019Article in the bz Basel about the dispute over the self-employment status of Uber workers, referencing a report prepared by Prof. Dr. iur. Kurt Pärli for Unia.
October 29, 2019Interview on the program “10vor10” regarding potential conflicts between national labor laws and the internal regulations of globally active companies, using the example of the U.S. company Google in Switzerland.
October 24, 2019Article in the NZZ on government employment programs, featuring a contribution by Melanie Studer
February 4, 2019Debate in the magazine *plädoyer* 1/2019 on the subject of need for action in labor law
April 27, 2018Op-ed in the Tagesanzeiger on the subject of “Monitoring of Social Security Recipients”
April 17, 2018SRF 4 News radio program “Tagesgespräch” on the subject of the “sharing economy”
April 17, 2018Interview in the Tageswoche on the monitoring of social assistance recipients
March 4, 2018Interview on Radio Bern RaBe on the subject of internship contracts
December 5, 2017Report on the subject “Anti-Black Racism: A Legal Analysis of the Problem and Need for Action”
June 21, 2017Interview on the program “10vor10” regarding the subject of the social security status of No-Time bike couriers
May 2, 2017Expert on the “Kassensturz” program discussing the subject of working hours
March 2, 2017NZZ op-ed on digitalization and social issues
March 29, 2016Study discussion on the “Kassensturz” program on the subject of workplace stress

 

 

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