Ordinance on the Fees for Authorizing the Employment of Foreign Workers - Enforcement Authority

1. The Office for Economy and Labor (AWA) is responsible for the collection of fees in accordance with the present regulation.

1. The fees for the labor market review and the statement of the canton to the federal labor market authority amount to CHF 180 for applications charged to quotas.

1. The fees for the labor market examination of quota-free work permits amount to CHF 100 each.

1. In particularly complex cases (e.g., disproportionately large or foreign-language file material, exceptionally extensive correspondence, extraordinarily complex consultations), the fees are calculated based on the effort involved, but shall not exceed CHF 500 each.

1. The fee for the imposition or threat of a sanction according to Articles 115 to 122 AIG is calculated based on the effort involved, but amounts to a maximum of CHF 700 each.

1. The fees pursuant to §§ 2 to 4 are also payable if the application is wholly or partially rejected.

1. The fees shall be borne by the applying employer in accordance with Art. 11 of the GebV-AIG.

1. The Office for Economic Affairs and Labor may reduce or waive the fees in cases of hardship.

1. No fee is charged for a labor market examination of beneficiaries of protection.

1. This regulation is to be published; it becomes effective immediately. At the same time, the Ordinance on Fees for the Authorization of Employment of Foreign Workers dated January 25, 2005, is repealed.