Swiss legal changes coming into force on September 1

Canton Bern is amending its Data Protection Act, while canton Basel City is implementing its package of wage measures. These and other changes are coming into force in Switzerland on September 1. DATA PROTECTION: In canton Bern, the revised cantonal Data Protection Act will come into force in September 2026. More than 1,000 Bernese municipalities and bodies governed by municipal law will thus be subject directly to the supervision of the cantonal data protection authority. The four largest…