Being on RAV, a person starts to be self-employed.
In the first months there is no income from self-employment.
Can RAV not approve such self-employment and refuse to pay 100% of unemployment benefits?
Thank you!
Dear all, has anyone had experience with such a case?
Did you discuss this with them prior to starting? As in principle you were not available for work, as their rule says.
No, self-employment was not pre-discussed before starting RAV program and up until now.
Apologies, what do you mean by
"As in principle you were not available for work, as their rule says."?
This link might assist you with your questions regarding RAV and self-employment:
Thank you!
A bad mistake. All approaches outside the agreed approach - searching for gainful employment need to be discussed and agreed to by both parties. You even signed a document at the outset agreeing this... Each time there is a change you get a new document setting out the new terms, like more or less applications, a course you go on, etc.
You are either available for work or you are not. If you are off establishing your own business, then you are not available for work as far as the RAV are concerned. The RAV is not there to finance your startup, unless it is agreed to before hand and this is usually when they conclude there is not much chance of finding a job, for example people over 55 with say ten years to go before retirement.
The Swiss Federal government notes the following regarding RAV-registered jobseekers who decide to become self-employed:
"Unemployed persons are given a 90-day planning phase to develop a plan allowing them to set up a self-employed business, with a specific goal. They receive a daily allowance and do not need to worry about checks or continue to look for a job. At the end of this period, the unemployed person must decide whether he/she wishes to become self-employed or not."
"Any self-employment activity extends the timeframe by two years. This additional period allows young entrepreneurs to benefit from unemployment insurance if their transition to self-employment fails. If this is the case, the self-employment activity must end."