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Practical Guide
Am I entitled to unemployment benefits?
The right to unemployment benefits requires (art. 8 LACI): being unemployed (total or partial), having suffered a loss of work to be taken into consideration, being domiciled in Switzerland, having completed compulsory schooling, being fit for placement and having contributed at least 12 months during the period of…
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Applicable law provisions
Critical time limits
- Examination of the conditions LACI 8 — immediate
- Registration with the ORP and deposit with the unemployment fund — 1st day of unemployment (LACI 8 / LACI 13 / LACI 17)
- Decision on the law — 30 to 60 days
- Opposition then appeal to the cantonal insurance court — 30 days from notification (LPGA 52 / LPGA 56)
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