Application and personnel files used without sending them to a service that learns from them.
The Code of Obligations limits processing of employee data to what bears on their suitability or the performance of the contract. Pasting an application file into a public service exceeds that limit, and the excess cannot be undone: the document is gone.
- Reference
- Art. 328b CO
- Typical profile
- 25 · Drafting
- Machine
- Numezis 1
01 — ART. 328B CO
What the law requires of you.
An employer may process employee data only to the extent that it concerns their suitability or is necessary for performing the employment contract. The provision is mandatory.
See every text02 — THE OBJECTION
Our candidates consent to their file being processed. Doesn't that cover AI use?
A candidate's consent does not release the employer from Art. 328b, which is mandatory: it cannot be contracted around. And consent given for an application does not extend to training a third-party model. The question disappears if the processing happens on your own hardware.
03 — THE SIZING
For a typical profile in this profession.
Computed, not chosen: headcount × peak ratio × weight of the work, against machine capacity. Your actual situation goes through the configurator.
| Profile used | 25 peopleLetters, notes, reports. |
| Concurrent sessions to absorb | 6 |
| Recommended machine | Numezis 125 % headroom |
| Required circuit | Standard T13 socket · 10 A circuit |
| List price | 41'000 CHFservice 10'000 CHF / year |
If the question is “where do we start” rather than “which machine”, the group's Advisory and Engineering practice handles exactly that.