Swissdec-Certified Odoo Payroll
With over 10 years of Swissdec experience, braintec supports Swiss companies in digitalising their payroll processes – using either the Odoo standard version or our comprehensive Swissdec Premium Solution.
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Legally compliant, secure and simple transmission of salary data via Odoo to Swiss social insurance providers and authorities with the standardised salary reporting procedure (ELM).
Certified
With the Salary Standard CH (ELM), your payroll meets all data protection requirements and legal standards.
Efficient
Faster, simpler, more secure and human resources, administration and time requirements thanks to fully digitalised payroll data.
In the Standard
Since Odoo Version 17, the Swissdec certification has been directly integrated into the standard version – enabling seamless payroll and HR management.
For everyone
For large companies, SMEs or small businesses from all sectors in German, French and Italian.
Benefits of integrated and automated payroll
Payroll and HR Managers
- Automated generation of payslips, salary statements – Switzerland and Liechtenstein – and cost centre allocations.
- Flexible wage types: Simple management of hourly wages, flat-rate expenses, solidarity contributions and accruals (e.g., for the 13th-month salary).
- Integrated expense management: Seamless connection between expense reporting and payroll processing.
- Integrated time management including extended time tracking from braintec, fully compliant with Swiss legislation.
- Employee self-service: Direct access to payslips and salary statements via the Odoo employee portal.
Finance Managers and Fiduciaries
- Legally compliant processes: Electronic and encrypted data transmission to over 190 authorities, compensation offices and insurers in Switzerland via ELM.
- Direct integration: Salaries are automatically transferred to Odoo Financial Accounting – with consolidated or collective postings if needed.
- Secure transfer of salary data through standardised XML files.
- Automated calculation of social security contributions such as withholding tax in line with the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) regulations, including net salary equalisation procedure.
Swissdec Premium Solution for Odoo
braintec offers a comprehensive Swissdec Premium Package that extends the Odoo standard payroll features with essential functions for efficient and compliant payroll management in Switzerland.
30+
Swissdec
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2013
braintec receives the Swissdec certification
Thank you, dear braintec team! Your Swissdec certification work significantly eases the burden for Swiss companies and authorities. Thank you for the many years of valuable collaboration!
Book your Odoo Swissdec demo
Our Odoo experts are happy to show you how you can simplify your payroll process and manage it more efficiently with Swissdec-certified payroll accounting. Book your free demo.
FAQ: Payroll with Swissdec in Odoo
Here we answer frequently asked questions about Swissdec and Swissdec-certified payroll in Odoo.
Swissdec is a collaborative project involving several independent partners and is organised as an association. Its goal is to standardise the electronic exchange of payroll data between companies, insurers, and authorities in Switzerland via the Uniform Salary Reporting Procedure (ELM).
Swissdec certification guarantees that your payroll processes meet all legal requirements and that mandatory payroll data is transmitted to the relevant institutions in a standardised, efficient, and secure manner.
Swissdec is relevant for all Swiss companies that process payroll – regardless of size. Companies with multiple employees or complex salary structures particularly benefit from the simplification and automation offered.
- Reduced administrative and audit efforts
- Automated data and form preparation, fewer manual processes
- Accurate premium settlements, fewer correction efforts
Yes, starting with version 17, Odoo offers Swissdec-certified payroll as part of the standard system. This allows companies to use the Uniform Salary Reporting Procedure (ELM) and process payrolls legally and automatically.
More about Swissdec-certified payroll solutions
Why HR professionals choose Swissdec-certified software
braintec initiated Swissdec certification for Odoo Business Software in Switzerland back in 2013 and has played a leading role in its technical and professional development ever since. In an interview with Topsoft, the magazine for digitalisation, you can learn more about Swissdec and what to consider when choosing certified software.
Payroll reporting with ELM
Every year, 35.7 million personnel records are transmitted electronically by Swiss companies using the Uniform Salary Reporting Procedure (ELM) in a single consolidated transmission to all relevant recipients. Thanks to ELM, manual form-filling is completely eliminated and payroll reporting is now paperless, standardised and secure via the Internet.
Save time and resources with Swissdec
braintec is a certified Swissdec partner and has been implementing Swissdec-certified payroll solutions for Odoo ERP since 2013. braintec’s Swissdec Premium Solution supports the latest Salary Standard CH (ELM) Version 5.1. An overview of the valid versions of the different standards is available on the Swissdec website.
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