¹ The insured person is entitled to the unemployment benefit:

A.

If he is unemployed or partially unemployed (art. 10);

B.

If he has suffered a loss of work to be considered (s. 11);

C.

If he is domiciled in Switzerland (art. 12);

D. ¹

If he has completed his or her compulsory education, that he has not yet reached the age eligible for an AVS pension and does not receive an old-age pension from the AVS;

E.

If the employee meets the conditions of the contribution period or is discharged (s. 13 and 14);

F.

If he is fit for placement (art. 15); and

G.

Meets the requirements of the control (s. 17).

² The Federal Council regulates the conditions under which the right to compensation is dependent on persons who, before being unemployed, were employed at home. It may deviate from the general regulation provided for in this chapter only to the extent that the particularities of homework so require.

¹ Two-year framework periods apply to periods of compensation and contribution, except as otherwise provided in this Act. ¹

² The framework period applicable to the period of compensation shall commence on the first day on which all the conditions on which the right to compensation depends are satisfied.

³ The framework period applicable to the contribution period begins to run two years earlier.

⁴ Where the period of compensation for the period of compensation has elapsed and the insured is reclaiming the unemployment benefit, new two-year framework deadlines shall be open for compensation and contribution periods, except where available Contrary to this Act. ²

¹ The compensation framework for an insured person who has undertaken an independent activity without affecting the benefits referred to in s. 71 A At 71 D Is extended for two years under the following conditions:

A.

A compensation framework was established at the time the insured person undertook the independent activity;

B.

The insured cannot justify a period of sufficient contribution at the time that the activity ceases and the fact of the activity ceases.

² The insured person's contribution period that commenced an independent activity without receiving benefits is extended for the duration of the independent activity, but not more than two years.

³ The insured person shall not receive in total more than the maximum number of daily allowances fixed in art. 27.

¹ The compensation framework for the insured person who has devoted himself to the education of his child shall be extended by two years, under the following conditions:

A.

A compensation framework was set at the beginning of the educational period for a child under ten years of age;

B.

On re-registration, the insured does not justify a sufficient period of assessment.

² The insured person's contribution period for the education of his or her child shall be four years if there is no framework for compensation at the beginning of the educational period for a child under the age of ten.

³ Any subsequent birth results in an extension of two years to the maximum of the period defined in para. 2.

⁴ The s. 1 to 3 do not apply, for the same educational period, to only one parent and one child.

⁵ The insured person shall not receive in total more than the maximum number of daily allowances fixed in art. 27.

⁶ The Federal Council regulates the conditions of the right to an extension of the framework deadlines laid down in paras. 1 and 2 in case of placement of children for adoption.

¹ A person who is not a party to a work report and who seeks to engage in full-time employment is deemed to be unemployed.

² The person who:

A.

Is not a party to a work report and seeks only part-time work; or

B.

Is employed on a part-time basis and is seeking to replace it with a full-time activity or to supplement it with another part-time activity.

^2bis The person who, by reason of a temporary reduction in the hours of work, is not normally employed is not considered to be partially unemployed. ¹

³ The person seeking work shall be deemed to be unemployed or partially unemployed only if he or she has announced to the Office of the work of his place of residence for the purpose of being placed.

⁴ The provisional suspension of a service report based on public law is equated with unemployment, where an appeal with suspensive effect against the termination served by the employer is during.

¹ Consideration should be given to the loss of work when it results in a loss of earnings and lasts at least two consecutive working days.

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³ The loss of work for which the unemployed person is entitled to pay or compensation for early termination of employment reports shall not be taken into account.

⁴ The loss of work is considered even if the insured has received compensation for non-compensatory overtime or vacation pay at the end of his or her employment relationship and even if such vacation pay was Included in his salary. The Federal Council may issue derogations for special cases. ²

⁵ The Federal Council regulates the taking into account of the loss of work in the event of an interim suspension of a service report based on public law (Art. 10, para. 4).

¹ The loss of work is not taken into account until voluntary benefits paid by the employer cover the loss of income resulting from the termination of the work reports.

² The employer's voluntary benefits are taken into account only for the part that exceeds the maximum amount referred to in s. 3, para. 2.

³ The Federal Council regulates exceptions where voluntary benefits are allocated to professional foresight.

Notwithstanding s. 13 LPGA ² , foreigners without an establishment permit are deemed to be domiciled in Switzerland for as long as they live there, if they are for the benefit of a residence permit allowing them to engage in a gainful occupation or a seasonal permit.

¹ The person who, within the limits of the framework period laid down for that purpose (art. 9, para. 3), has for twelve months at least one activity subject to assessment meets the conditions relating to the period of assessment. ¹

² Also, as a contribution period, the time during which the insured:

A.

Performs an activity as a worker without having reached the age at which he or she is required to pay the AVS contributions;

B. ²

Serves in the army, in civil service or in civil protection in accordance with Swiss law or performs a compulsory course of family economy which takes place throughout the day and for at least three weeks without discontinuing;

C. ³

Is a party to a work report but does not receive a salary because he or she is ill (s. 3 LPGA ⁴ ) Or victim of an accident (art. 4 LPGA) and therefore does not pay contributions;

D. ⁵

Interrupted his work on the grounds of maternity (art. 5 LPGA) to the extent that such absences are prescribed by the provisions for the protection of workers or are in conformity with the provisions of collective labour agreements.

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³ In order to prevent the unjustified accumulation of old-age pension benefits and the unemployment benefit, the Federal Council may derogate from the rules concerning the taking into account of the contribution periods for insured persons Retirement age before reaching retirement age under s. 21, para. 1, WASHERS ⁷ , but who wish to continue to work as an employed person. ⁸

⁴ The Federal Council may lay down rules for the calculation and duration of contribution periods, taking into account the special conditions for insured persons who become unemployed after working in a profession in which changes of employer or Contracts of limited duration are usual. ⁹

⁵ The terms and conditions are settled by prescription. ¹⁰

¹ The conditions relating to the period of assessment shall be released to persons who, within the framework period (Art. 9, para. 3) and for more than twelve months in total, were not parties to a work report and therefore were not able to meet the conditions for the period of assessment, for one of the following reasons:

A.

Education, retraining or professional development, provided that they have been domiciled in Switzerland for at least ten years;

B.

Illness (art. 3 LPGA ¹ ), accident (art. 4 LPGA) or maternity (art. 5 LPGA), provided that they were domiciled in Switzerland during the corresponding period;

C.

Stay in a Swiss institution of detention or education at work, or in a Swiss institution of the same nature. ²

² Also released from the conditions relating to the period of assessment are persons who, as a result of separation of body or divorce, from invalidity (art. 8 LPGA) or death of their spouse, or for similar reasons or because of the removal of their disability pension, are forced to work or expand. ³ This provision shall apply only if the event in question is not more than one year and if the person concerned was domiciled in Switzerland at the time when the event occurred. ⁴

³ The Swiss returning to the country after a stay of more than one year in a non-member country of the European Community or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are released from the conditions relating to the period of assessment for one year, to Condition that they justify the exercise of employment abroad. The same applies to nationals of the Member States of the European Community or EFTA whose establishment authorisation has not expired. In addition, the Federal Council shall determine the conditions under which non-nationals of a Member State of the European Community or EFTA whose establishment authorisation has not expired shall be released from the conditions relating to the period Of contributions after a stay abroad of more than one year. ⁵

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¹ Is deemed fit to be placed the unemployed person who is willing to accept suitable work and participate in integration measures and who is able and entitled to do so. ¹

² Physical or mental disabled persons are deemed fit to be placed where, in view of their infirmity and in the case of a balanced situation in the labour market, suitable work could be obtained in that market. The Federal Council regulates coordination with disability insurance.

³ If there are serious doubts as to the working capacity of an unemployed person, the cantonal authority may order that it be examined by a medical adviser, at the expense of insurance.

⁴ Insured persons who, with the authorization of the cantonal authority, engage in voluntary activity as part of a project for the unemployed are considered to be fit for placement. ²

¹ As a general rule, the insured person must immediately accept any work in order to reduce the damage.

² Not deemed appropriate and therefore excluded from the obligation to be accepted, any work that:

A.

Is not in accordance with professional and local practices and, in particular, does not meet the conditions of collective agreements or contracts-type of work;

B.

Does not reasonably take into account the abilities of the insured person or the activity he has previously performed;

C.

Is not suitable for the age, personal situation or health of the insured person;

D.

Seriously compromises the return of the insured person to his or her profession, provided such a prospect exists within a reasonable period of time;

E.

Must be performed in a business where the ordinary course of employment is disrupted because of a labour dispute;

F.

Requires a trip of more than two hours to go and more than two hours for return and does not provide suitable accommodation at the workplace, or which, if the insured person has such an opportunity, does not allow him or her to To fulfill his or her duties to his or her loved ones only with significant difficulties;

G.

Requires the worker to be available on a constant call beyond the scope of the guaranteed occupation;

H.

Must be executed in a company which has made redundancies for the purpose of re-engagement or new commitments under significantly more precarious conditions; or

I.

Provides the insured with remuneration that is less than 70 % of the insured gain, unless the insured receives compensatory allowances in accordance with s. 24 (intermediate gain); the regional placement office may exceptionally, with the approval of the Tripartite Commission, declare suitable work for which the remuneration is less than 70 % of the insured gain.

³ L' al. 2, let. A, does not apply to the insured whose working capacity is reduced. ² The insured person cannot be forced to accept work whose remuneration is less than what it should be in view of the reduction in its working capacity.

^3bis L' al. 2, let. B, does not apply to persons under 30 years of age. ³

¹ The insured person claiming insurance benefits must, with the assistance of the competent labour office, undertake whatever is reasonably required of him in order to avoid unemployment or to shorten it. In particular, it is incumbent upon him to seek work, if necessary outside the profession he had previously exercised. It must be able to demonstrate the efforts it has made.

² For the purpose of placing the insured person, the insured person shall be required to submit to his or her home or to the competent authority as soon as possible, but not later than the first day for which he claims the unemployment benefit; he must then comply with the Control requirements enacted by the Federal Council. ²

³ The insured person is obliged to accept any suitable work proposed to him. It shall have the obligation, when instructed by the competent authority, to participate: ³

A. ⁴

Labour market measures to improve its investment capacity;

B. ⁵

Advice, briefings and expert consultations referred to in para. 5;

C.

Provide the documents to judge whether it is fit for placement or whether the proposed work is suitable.

⁴ The Federal Council may partially relieve elderly insured persons affected by long-term unemployment from their obligations.

⁵ The Labour Office may, in special cases, direct insured persons to appropriate public institutions or public utilities for psycho-social or professional consultations, provided that this measure proves useful after Case review. Such institutions shall receive compensation, the amount of which shall be fixed by the clearing body.

¹ The right to compensation starts to run after a waiting period of five days of controlled unemployment. For those who do not have an obligation to care for children under the age of 25, the waiting period extends to:

A.

10 days for an insured gain between 60 001 and 90,000 francs;

B.

15 days for an insured gain between 90 001 and 125,000 francs;

C.

20 days for an insured gain greater than 125,000 francs. ²

^1bis In order to avoid cases of thoroughness, the Federal Council exempts certain groups of insured persons from waiting times. ³

² Persons released from the terms and conditions of the contribution period (s. 14) shall observe, before receiving the unemployment benefit during the framework, a special waiting period laid down by the Federal Council. This special waiting period, for a period of up to twelve months, is in addition to the general waiting period set out in para. 1. ⁴

³ Where the insured person is unemployed at the end of a seasonal activity or at the end of a profession in which changes in employers or contracts of limited duration are common, the loss of work is not taken into account For a waiting period set by the Federal Council. ⁵

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The Federal Council determines the period of control.

The Federal Council sets out the method of determining the right to compensation for persons who, before being unemployed, were employed at home. It may deviate from the general regulation provided for in this chapter only to the extent that the particularities of homework so require.

¹ Old-age occupational pension benefits are deducted from the unemployment benefit.

² L' al. 1 also applies to the insured person who receives old-age benefits from compulsory or voluntary foreign old-age insurance, whether regular or pre-retirement benefits.

¹ The unemployed person shall exercise his right to compensation from a credit union which he freely chooses. Within the limits of the framework period applicable to the period of compensation (Art. 9, para. 2), a cash change is not allowed. The Federal Council regulates derogations.

² The unemployed person is required to submit to the credit union a certificate of employment issued by his last employer. He gives it to him when he leaves his services. Where the insured person is unemployed only at a later date, the employer is required to submit it, on request, within one week.

³ The right shall be extinguished if it is not exercised within three months after the end of the period of control to which it relates. Allowances that have not been received shall be out of date three years after the end of that period.

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The unemployment benefit is paid in the form of per diems. Five daily allowances are paid per week.

¹ The full daily allowance is 80 % of the insured gain. The insured also collects a supplement which corresponds to the amount, calculated per day, of the child allowance and the legal professional training allowance to which he would be entitled if he had a job. This supplement is paid only under the following conditions:

A.

The allowances are not paid to the insured during the period of unemployment;

B.

No person engaged in a gainful occupation can claim entitlement to benefits for the same child. ¹

² A daily allowance amounting to 70 % of the insured gain shall be granted to insured persons who: ²

A. ³

Have no obligation to care for children under 25 years of age;

B. ⁴

Have an entire daily allowance in excess of 140 francs;

C. ⁵

Do not receive a disability pension corresponding to a disability rate of at least 40 %.

³ The Federal Council shall adapt the minimum rate laid down in para. 2, let. B, as a general rule every two years with effect at the beginning of the calendar year, in accordance with the principles governing AVS. ⁶

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¹ The unemployment benefit is deemed to be a determining wage within the meaning of the LAVS ² . ³

² The credit union deducts from the amount of the allowance the contribution due by the worker to the old-age and survivors' insurance, the disability insurance and the benefit scheme for loss of gain and the payment to the compensation fund AVS Competent with the employer's share to be paid. ⁴ The Federal Council may settle the proceedings by derogating from the provisions of the Act.

³ Similarly, the fund shall deduct from the amount of the indemnity the share of contributions to professional foresight, in order to guarantee insurance coverage in the event of invalidity or death of the insured, and shall pay it to the alternate provident institution Professional with the employer's share to be paid ⁵ The Federal Council fixes the amount of contributions by referring to the principles of the insurance technique, as well as the procedure.

⁴ Similarly, the credit union shall deduct from the amount of the indemnity two-thirds the maximum of the non-professional accident insurance premiums and shall pay them to the Swiss National Insurance Fund in the event of accidents with the third party at its expense. ⁶ No premium is charged for the days of suspense and suspension. The Federal Council regulates the details and procedure.

¹ Deemed gain is the salary that determines the meaning of the AVS legislation that is normally obtained during one or more work reports during a reference period, including regular and agreed upon allowances Contractually, to the extent that they are not inconveniences related to the performance of the work. Maximum amount of insured gain (art. 18 LPGA ¹ ) Corresponds to that of compulsory accident insurance. ² The gain is not deemed insured when it does not reach a minimum amount. The Federal Council determines the reference period and sets the minimum amount. ³

² For those insured who, at the end of a apprenticeship, receive unemployment benefits, as well as for those who are released from the conditions relating to the period of assessment, the Federal Council fixes lump sums as an insured gain. It takes into account in particular the age, the level of training and the circumstances which led to the release of the conditions relating to the period of assessment (art. 14). ⁴

^2bis Where persons released from the conditions relating to the contribution period have exercised an activity subject to assessment for at least 12 months within the limits of the period of assessment, the insured gain shall be calculated on the basis of the salary Affected and the lump sum reduced in proportion to the occupancy rate. ⁵

³ An incidental gain is not insured. Any gain that the insured withdraws from a dependent activity outside the normal duration of his or her work or an activity outside the ordinary framework of an independent gainful occupation shall be deemed to be incidental.

^3bis A gain in a measure relating to the labour market financed by public authorities is not guaranteed. The measures referred to in s. 65 and 66 A Are reserved. ⁶

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¹ Any gain that the unemployed person withdraws from an employment or independent activity during a period of control shall be deemed to be intermediate. An insured person who receives an intermediate gain is entitled to compensation for the loss of gain. The rate of compensation is determined by s. 22. The Federal Council sets out the method of calculating the gain from an independent activity. ²

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³ The difference between the insured gain and the intermediate gain shall be deemed to be loss of gain, which must be in conformity, for the work carried out, for professional and local purposes. Ancillary gains are not considered (s. 23, para. 3).

^3bis The Federal Council shall decide on the taking into account of the interim gain when the same parties resume the working reports within one year or renew them after termination for amendment of the contract of employment. ⁴

⁴ The right to compensation for loss of gain shall be limited to the first twelve months of the activity referred to in para. 1; for insured persons who have an obligation to care for children under 25 years of age or who are 45 years of age or older, is limited to the term of the compensation framework. ⁵

⁵ If the insured person, in order to avoid being unemployed, agrees to exercise for at least one period of control a full-time activity during which he is paid less than the allowances to which he would be entitled, s. 11, para. 1, is not applicable within the time limits set out in para. 4. ⁶

Where an unemployed person performs in Switzerland his or her military service, with the exception of the recruit school and promotion services, or is assigned to the civil service for up to thirty days or served in civil protection, and his or her compensation for loss Of a gain is less than the unemployment benefit he would receive if he was not required to serve, the insurance shall compensate him for the difference until he has received all the allowances to which he may claim under Art. 27.

¹ Within the limits of the framework for compensation (Art. 9, para. 2), the maximum number of daily allowances is calculated according to the age of the insured person and the period of assessment (art. 9, para. 3).

² The insured person is entitled to:

A.

260 per diems, at most, if it justifies a total contribution period of twelve months;

B.

400 per diems at most if it justifies an assessment period of 18 months in total;

C.

A maximum of 520 per diem allowances is required for a contribution period of at least 22 months and at least one of the following conditions: ²

1.

Be 55 years of age or older

2.

Receive a disability pension corresponding to a disability rate of at least 40 %. ³

³ For insured persons who have become unemployed in the four years preceding the pensionable age and whose placement is impossible or very difficult, in general or for reasons relating to the labour market, the Council Member States may increase the number of daily allowances by up to 120 per day and extend the maximum period of up to two years.

⁴ Persons released from the terms and conditions of the contribution period are entitled to 90 per diems. ⁴

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^5bis Persons under the age of 25 who do not have an obligation to care for children are entitled to up to 200 per diem allowances. ⁶

¹ Insured persons who, in passing, are not able to work or to be placed or are only partially able to work because of illness (s. 3 LPGA ¹ ), an accident (art. 4 LPGA) or pregnancy and which, as such, cannot meet the control requirements, are entitled to full daily allowance if they meet the other conditions under which the right to compensation depends. Their right persists at most up to 30 ^E The day following the start of total or partial incapacity for work and is limited to 44 per diems during the framework. ²

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² The per diems of sickness or accident insurance which represent compensation for loss of gain shall be deducted from the unemployment benefit. ⁴

³ The Federal Council sets out the details. It shall lay down in particular the period within which the insured person must assert the right to compensation and the effects of the failure to comply with that period.

⁴ The unemployed who have exhausted their right under para. 1, are still severely disabled at work and receive daily allowances for insurance, are entitled, to the extent that this partial incapacity does not hinder their placement and where they fill the others Conditions under which the right to compensation depends:

A.

To the full daily allowance if they are employable at least 75 %;

B.

A reduced daily allowance of 50 % if they are at least 50 %. ⁵

⁵ The unemployed person must prove his or her incapacity or ability to work by producing a medical certificate. The cantonal authority or the body can always order, at the expense of insurance, a medical examination by a medical adviser.

¹ If the credit union has serious doubts that the insured person is entitled, for the duration of the loss of work, to the payment by his former employer of a salary or compensation within the meaning of s. 11, para. 3, or that these claims are satisfied, she shall pay the unemployment benefit. ¹

² In making the payment, the credit union is subrogated to the insured in all its rights, including the legal privilege, up to the daily allowance paid by the credit union. ² The court cannot give up its rights, unless the bankruptcy proceedings are suspended by the judge who declared bankruptcy (art. 230 of the PMQ of 11 April 1889 on the pursuit of debt and bankruptcy, LP ³ ). If, subsequently, the claims are manifestly unjustified or their enforced execution causes disproportionate costs, the compensation body may authorise the credit union to refrain from asserting its rights. ⁴

³ The Federal Council sets out the conditions under which the credit union may renounce its claim when it is a matter of prosecuting an employer abroad.

¹ The right of the insured person to compensation shall be suspended where it is established that: ²

A.

Is without work by his own fault;

B.

Abandoned claims of salary or compensation to his last employer, to the detriment of insurance;

C.

Does not do all that can reasonably be expected of him to find suitable work;

D. ³

Fails to comply with the requirements for the control of unemployment or the instructions of the competent authority, in particular refusing suitable work, does not present itself to a labour market measure or interrupts it without just cause, or jeopardiss or Prevents the conduct of the measure or the achievement of its purpose by its conduct;

E.

Has given false or incomplete information or has breached, in some other manner, the obligation to provide information spontaneously or upon request and to notify, or

F.

Obtained or attempted to obtain undue unemployment benefit;

G. ⁴

Received per diems during the development phase of a project (s. 71 A , para. 1) and does not, by its own fault, undertake independent activity at the end of this phase of development.

² The cantonal authority shall pronounce the suspensions within the meaning of para. 1, let. C, d and g, as well as within the meaning of para. 1, let. E, where it is a breach of the obligation to provide information to the said authority or the Office of the Labour, or to notify them. In the other cases, the caisses rule. ⁵

³ The suspension only applies to the days for which the unemployed person fulfils the conditions under which the right to compensation depends. The number of daily allowances subject to suspension shall be deducted from the maximum number of daily allowances within the meaning of Art. 27. The duration of the suspension shall be proportional to the severity of the fault and shall not exceed, by reason of suspension, 60 days, and in the case of para. 1, let. G, 25 days. ⁶ The suspension shall lapse six months after the start of the period of suspension. ⁷

^3bis The Federal Council may prescribe a minimum period of time for suspension. ⁸

⁴ Where a credit union does not suspend the exercise of the unemployed person's right to compensation, although there is reason to take such action, the cantonal authority is required to do so in its place.

¹ Insurance allocates financial benefits under labour market measures in favour of insured persons and persons at risk of unemployment.

^1bis These measures include training measures (Section 2), employment measures (Section 3) and specific measures (Section 4). ²

^1ter Persons threatened with imminent unemployment can only claim the benefits referred to in s. 60. ³

^1c At the request of the canton, the compensation body may authorise persons at risk of unemployment in the context of collective redundancies to participate in labour market measures. ⁴

² Labour market measures are designed to promote the professional integration of insured persons whose placement is difficult for reasons inherent in the labour market. These measures include the following:

A.

Improve the employability of insured persons so as to enable them to be reintegrated quickly and sustainably;

B.

Promote the professional qualifications of insured persons according to the needs of the labour market;

C.

Reduce the risk of long-term unemployment;

D.

To provide insured persons with professional experience.

³ Can participate in the labour market measures provided for in s. 60 to 71 D Insured persons who:

A.

The conditions set out in Art. 8, provided that the law does not provide otherwise;

B.

The specific conditions attached to the measure.

^3bis Insured persons over 50 years of age who meet the conditions set out in para. 3 may participate in training or employment measures up to the end of their compensation framework, irrespective of their entitlement to the unemployment benefit. ⁵

⁴ The competent authorities and the disability insurance bodies work together to ensure the reintegration of the disabled.

The compensation body shall, in cooperation with the competent authorities, ensure that: ³

A. ⁴

Labour market measures need to be systematically analysed, taking into account the specific implications for each sex;

B.

The effectiveness of measures is monitored and the results taken into account in the preparation and implementation of new measures;

C. ⁵

Experiences in Switzerland and abroad are subject to evaluation on the basis of which concrete measures will be recommended to the implementing authorities, with a focus on measures for young people And unemployed women as well as long-term unemployed.

¹ Insurance shall pay to insured persons per diems for the days during which, according to a decision of the competent authority, they take part in a training measure or a measure of employment, or devote themselves to the preparation of a Independent activity under s. 71 A .

² The Federal Council shall establish a minimum daily allowance for insured persons who participate in the employment measures provided for in Art. 64 A , para. 1, let. A or b, which has a training share of up to 40 %. If the level of occupation is less than 100 %, the minimum daily allowance shall be reduced proportionally.

³ The insurance also provides:

A.

Employment initiation allowances (art. 65);

B.

Training allowances (art. 66 A );

C.

Contributions to daily travel expenses and weekly travel and subsistence expenses (s. 68).

¹ Grant applications for labour market measures must be submitted to the competent authority with due reasons and early before the start of the measure.

² The competent authority shall rule on applications concerning the specific measures referred to in Art. 65 to 71 D And on requests for individual training measures.

³ It shall forward to the compensation body the applications for the collective training and employment measures accompanied by its notice. The clearing body shall decide on the grant of the grants. It shall periodically submit a report to the Monitoring Committee.

⁴ Where a labour market measure is organised on a Swiss scale, the grant application must be addressed directly to the clearing body.

⁵ The Federal Council may authorise the compensation body to delegate the jurisdiction to rule on requests for the subsidizing of collective training or employment measures up to a maximum amount which it fixes itself. To this end, it may issue directives on the quality control of training measures.

¹ Insurance may subsidize employers'or workers' organisations, the institutions established jointly by the social partners, the cantons and the municipalities, as well as other public or private institutions which establish Labour market measures.

² The insurance shall reimburse the organisers for the certified costs required by the organisation of labour market measures.

³ It shall reimburse the participants for the costs attested to by participation in labour market measures.

⁴ The credit union seeks the return of subsidies which have been wrongly paid under collective labour market measures.

⁵ The insurance reimburses the cantons for the costs of labour market measures up to a maximum amount. The Federal Department of Economics, Training and Research (DEFR) ² Sets the ceiling.

¹ Persons who do not meet the conditions for the period of assessment, are not released and have not exhausted their entitlement to the unemployment benefit are entitled, for a period of up to two years, to the right of up to 260 days, to Benefits referred to in s. 59 C ^Bis , para. 3, where they follow a training or employment measure by virtue of a decision of the competent authority and that measure makes them suitable for gainful employment.

² The cost of training and employment measures referred to in para. 1 is divided equally between the insurance and the cantons.

¹ In particular, individual or collective training courses for retraining, upgrading or integration, participation in training companies and training courses are considered as training measures.

² Can apply for unemployment insurance benefits for participation in courses:

A.

In relation to the benefits referred to in s. 59 B , para. 1, insured persons;

B. ³

In relation to the benefits referred to in s. 59cbis, para. 3, persons threatened with imminent unemployment.

³ A person who decides on his or her own course to take a course must submit a duly substantiated request to the competent authority, rather early before the start of the course, to which it will attach the necessary documents.

⁴ If participation in a course requires it, the person concerned is not required to be fit for placement during the course of the course.

⁵ Training measures within the meaning of this Law shall be selected and implemented as far as possible in accordance with the principles of the Federal Law of 13 December 2002 on vocational training (LFPr) ⁴ Labour market measures and measures under the FPr are coordinated with a view to promoting a seamless and transparent labour market.

¹ The following are deemed to be employment measures, in particular, temporary employment which falls within the scope of:

A.

Programs organized by public or private non-profit institutions; these programs must not, however, compete directly with the private economy;

B. ¹

Professional courses in a business or administration; in the case of high unemployment, the Federal Council may provide for the participation of persons who are subject to the waiting period referred to in Art. 18, para. 2, to such internships;

C. ²

Incentive semesters for insured persons seeking a place of training at the end of their compulsory education provided that they have not completed any vocational training and are not mature.

² Art. 16, para. 2, let. C, apply mutatis mutandis to the exercise of temporary employment within the meaning of para. 1, let. A.

³ Art. 16, para. 2, let. C and e to h shall apply mutatis mutandis to the exercise of temporary employment within the meaning of para. 1, let. B.

⁴ Art. 16, para. 2, let. C, and 59 D , para. 1, apply by analogy to the exercise of temporary employment within the meaning of para. 1, let. C.

⁵ The Federal Council fixes the amount of the monthly contribution paid to persons participating in a motivational semester during the waiting period. ³

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² The Federal Council may lay down minimum requirements for the financial participation of employers in temporary employment when they take the form of professional traineeships.

Insured persons whose placement is difficult and who, as a result of an initiation into work in a business, receive a reduced salary, may receive initiation allowances at work when: ²

A. ³

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B.

The reduced salary during the current period corresponds to at least the work provided and

C.

That, at the end of that period, the insured person can expect a commitment to the usual conditions in the branch and region, taking into account, where appropriate, a sustainably restricted working capacity.

¹ Job initiation allowances cover the difference between the actual salary and the normal salary that the insured can claim at the end of his or her current account, taking into account his or her ability to work, but not more than 60 % of the normal salary.

² During the framework, allowances shall be paid for up to six months, in exceptional cases, for up to twelve months. ²

^2bis Insured persons 50 years of age or older are entitled to work initiation allowances for 12 months. ³

³ Work-initiation allowances are reduced by one-third of their initial amount after each third of the duration of the planned current, but at the earliest after two months. For insured persons aged 50 or over, they are reduced by one third of their initial amount from the month following the first half of the estimated duration. ^{4 5}

⁴ The allowances are paid through the employer, in addition to the agreed salary. The employer must pay the usual social insurance contributions on the full salary and take the worker's share. ⁶

¹ Insurance may grant allowances for up to three years' training to the insured person who:

A. ³

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B.

Is at least 30 years of age; and

C.

Has not completed vocational training or has great difficulty in finding a job corresponding to his or her training.

² In substantiated cases, the clearing body may authorise a derogation from para. 1 concerning length of training and age limit. ⁴

³ Training allowances are not available for insured persons who have a high school diploma or a high school or who have completed at least three years of training at one of these institutions.

⁴ The allowance shall be granted only if the insured person has entered into a training contract with the employer which provides for a programme attested by a certificate. ⁵

¹ The employer shall pay to the worker training allowances and a salary which is equivalent to at least the salary obtained during the relevant basic vocational training and which takes appropriate account of his or her work experience. It pays the social contributions relating to the training allowances and the salary and deducted from the amount paid to the worker on the part of the worker. ²

² The training allowances correspond to the difference between the actual salary and a maximum amount fixed by the Federal Council.

³ The credit union shall pay to the employer, on presentation of a monthly statement, the training allowances, the employer's share of the social contributions relating to the training allowances granted and the entirety of the employer's share of the foresight Professional. ³

⁴ The compensation framework shall be extended to the end of the training for which the allowance has been granted. ⁴

¹ The insurance pays the insured a contribution to the daily travel expenses or to the weekly travel and subsistence expenses under the following conditions:

A.

No suitable work could be attributed to him in the area of his home;

B.

It meets the conditions for the period of assessment set out in s. 13.

² The insured persons concerned may receive contributions for up to six months during the framework period.

³ Contributions shall be paid only to the extent that the expenses caused to the insured by the taking of a job outside the country financially disadvantage him compared to his previous activity.

The contribution to daily travel expenses covers the certified travel expenses that insured persons must bear in order to travel daily to the place of their new employment and return to their homes.

The contribution to the weekly travel and subsistence expenses partly covers the costs to the insured that they are unable to return each day instead of their home. It includes a lump-sum allowance for accommodation from outside and for additional living expenses as well as the reimbursement of the necessary and certified travel expenses resulting from the weekly return and return between The workplace and the place of residence.

¹ Insurance can support the insured person who is planning to undertake a sustainable independent activity through the payment of 90 per diem allowances during the project development phase. ³

² It can assume, for this category of policyholders, 20 % of the risk of losses in respect of bonds granted within the limits of the Federal Act of 6 October 2006 on financial aid to guarantee organisations in favour of small And medium enterprises ⁴ The amount paid by the compensation fund in the event of loss is charged to the insured person's right to the daily allowance. ⁵

¹ The insured person is eligible for support under s. 71 A , para. 1: ²

A. ³

He or she is unemployed without fail;

B. ⁴

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C.

At least 20 years of age; and

D.

If it presents an outline of an economically viable independent project.

² Insured persons who, within nine months of their enrolment in unemployment, present to an organization within the meaning of s. 3 of the Federal Act of 6 October 2006 on financial aid to guarantee organisations for small and medium-sized enterprises ⁵ , recognised by the Confederation, an elaborate project of economically viable, long-term economic activity, which also fulfils the conditions laid down in para. 1, let. A and c may apply for assistance under s. 71 A , para. 2. ⁶

³ During the project development phase, the insured person is discharged from the obligations set out in s. 17 and is not required to be fit for placement. ⁷

¹ At the end of the project development phase, but at the latest when it receives the last daily allowance, the insured person must indicate to the competent authority whether or not he undertakes an independent activity. If the project has been submitted to an organization within the meaning of s. 3 of the Federal Act of 6 October 2006 on financial aid to guarantee organisations for small and medium-sized enterprises ² , the obligation to inform is then the responsibility of the latter. ³

² If the insured person undertakes an independent activity, the current compensation framework shall be extended by two years for the subsequent granting of any daily allowances. ⁴ The insured person shall not receive in total more than the maximum number of daily allowances fixed in art. 27.

The Federal Council shall issue the implementing provisions. It shall, in advance, hear the cantons and the organisations concerned.

The supervisory authorities (art. 76 LPGA ² ) Ensure, among other things, the uniform application of the law. They may give instructions to the implementing bodies.

¹ The cantons shall take the measures incumbent upon them under this Law and the ordinances of the Federal Council. They enact the implementing provisions and submit them for approval by the Confederation. ¹

² The cantons:

A.

Manage the cantonal cases provided for in this Law;

B.

Designate the competent authorities and the appeal authorities;

C. ²

Establish regional placement offices according to Art. 85 B ;

D. ³

Establish tripartite commissions in accordance with art. 85 C ⁴ ;

E. ⁵

Resolve the procedure;

F. ⁶

Ensure effective collaboration between the relevant insurance offices and those in the field of investment;

G. ⁷

Designate five statutory holidays eligible for the unemployment benefit under s. 19 ⁸ .

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¹ Are repealed:

A.

The Federal Order of 8 October 1976 establishing compulsory unemployment insurance ¹ (transitional arrangements);

B.

The Federal Act of 22 June 1951 on Unemployment Insurance ² ;

C.

C. I to III and c. VI of the Federal Decree of 20 June 1975 establishing in the field of unemployment insurance and labour market measures to combat the decline in employment and incomes ³ ;

D. ⁴

The Federal Order of March 19, 1993 on Unemployment Insurance Measures ⁵ .

² The repealed provisions shall continue to apply to the facts that occurred prior to the coming into force of this Act.