SwitzerlandSozialstaat, Arbeit und Alltag 9 · Welfare, work and everyday life
Where do you register if you become unemployed and want to receive unemployment benefit?
In the exam (German)
Bei welcher Stelle meldet man sich an, wenn man arbeitslos wird und Arbeitslosenentschädigung beziehen will?
- aat the tax office of the canton you live inbeim Steueramt des Kantons, in dem man wohnt
- bat the municipal debt and bankruptcy officebeim Betreibungs- und Konkursamt der Gemeinde
- cat the civil registry of your town or regionbeim Zivilstandsamt der Wohngemeinde oder Region
- dat the Regional Employment Centre (RAV)beim Regionalen Arbeitsvermittlungszentrum (RAV)Correct answer
Why?
Anyone who wants unemployment benefit should register with the RAV as early as possible, not only on the last working day. The RAV helps with the job search and checks the efforts made to find work.
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What must people who receive unemployment benefit do?Correct answer:They must show that they are trying to find a new job.
Was müssen Personen tun, die Arbeitslosenentschädigung erhalten? — Sie müssen sich nachweisbar um eine neue Stelle bemühen.
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For employees, who pays the premium for insurance against occupational accidents?Correct answer:the employer
Wer bezahlt bei Angestellten die Prämie für die Versicherung gegen Berufsunfälle? — der Arbeitgeber
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Anyone who works for an employer for at least eight hours a week is also insured through that employer against …Correct answer:accidents in their free time.
Wer bei einem Arbeitgeber mindestens acht Stunden pro Woche arbeitet, ist über diesen auch versichert gegen … — Unfälle in der Freizeit.
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Who in Switzerland must have basic insurance (Grundversicherung) with a health insurance fund (Krankenkasse)?Correct answer:every person who lives in Switzerland
Wer muss in der Schweiz eine Grundversicherung bei einer Krankenkasse haben? — jede Person, die in der Schweiz wohnt
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