| Summary: | A. A., born in 1955, became unemployed on February 1, 2018 and applied for unemployment benefits.
The ORP rejected the application because A. A. had not fulfilled the required waiting period.
A. A. turned to the Social Insurance Court.
The court proved A. A. right and found that he had fulfilled the waiting period.
A. A. will therefore receive unemployment benefits from February 1, 2018.
More detailed summary:
A. A. became unemployed on February 1, 2018. He applied for unemployment benefits at the ORP. The ORP rejected the application because A. A. had not fulfilled the required waiting period of 24 months. A. A. turned to the Social Insurance Court.
The court found that A. A. had fulfilled the waiting period. He had worked for at least 12 months in the last two years before unemployment. The court proved A. A. right and found that he will receive unemployment benefits from February 1, 2018.
Explaination:
Waiting period:The waiting period is the time that an employee must have worked at least in order to be entitled to unemployment benefits. In Switzerland, the waiting period is 24 months.
Unemployment benefit:Unemployment benefit is a financial support that is due to employees who are unemployed. In Switzerland, the unemployment benefit is 70% of the last net wage.
Legal documents:
Art. 17 LACI:This article regulates the conditions for entitlement to unemployment benefits.
Art. 30 LACI:This article regulates the calculation of unemployment benefits. |