[cdirkx]

Maybe they are not exactly fired (not familiar with Switzerland myself) but I know of constructions of keeping people (mostly women) constantly on 3-month temporary contracts. Those contracts then don't get renewed if someone is pregnant.

[yati]

Yes I confirmed, this was what happened. The shitty part is that there was no obligation for this person to declare, they did it to be transparent, and their contract was never renewed. This in a store that is understaffed, constantly hiring with high churn.

edit: I noticed that they hire a lot of expats, and probably also why get away with it: If you're an expat who e.g., followed your (unmarried) partner into Switzerland, boy do you have to jump through hoops to stay. To these people, Starbucks is actually a lifeline.