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I would really appreciate any advice.

I am a EU national, did a PhD in Switzerland (4.5 years of full time work, never claimed any benefits), and am now looking for a job. I registered for unemployment benefits and decided to apply for the transfer of benefits to a EU country. As per the rules, this is possible for up to 3 months:

https://www.arbeit.swiss/en/jobseekers/returning-to-switzerland

I mentioned this during the in-person meeting with my advisor. I submitted all the documentation for claiming unemployment benefits and for the transfer. I explained I would like to know before I actually leave, because if they refuse, I would stay in Switzerland to have some income while looking for a job. However, I received no information until the day I left Switzerland, when I got the following email (translated from French):

“Good morning

Your case has been forwarded to our legal department; in the meantime, the payment of your compensation is suspended.

With our best regards”

This puts me in a difficult situation - I am in another country with a lot of uncertainty about whether and when I am getting any benefits. Also I had to keep my Swiss health insurance to enable the benefit transfer. I don’t know when to expect an answer, and what the problem is.

I would like to ask for advice what I can do about this? I believe I have rights for the benefit transfer. I generally have a lot of trust in the public system in Switzerland, but have been told by multiple people they have had difficult experiences with getting  benefits they were rightfully entitled to (of course, this is just anecdotal evidence).

I am sure I can find a job in a few months, but need the benefits for now. I am willing to pay for a lawyer if they can help me navigate , but of course money is tight at the moment.

Canton of Valais.

I would really appreciate any advice.

I am a EU national, did a PhD in Switzerland and am now looking for a job. I registered for unemployment benefits and decided to apply for the transfer of benefits to a EU country. As per the rules, this is possible for up to 3 months:

https://www.arbeit.swiss/en/jobseekers/returning-to-switzerland

I mentioned this during the in-person meeting with my advisor. I submitted all the documentation for claiming unemployment benefits and for the transfer. I explained I would like to know before I actually leave, because if they refuse, I would stay in Switzerland to have some income while looking for a job. However, I received no information until the day I left Switzerland, when I got the following email (translated from French):

“Good morning

Your case has been forwarded to our legal department; in the meantime, the payment of your compensation is suspended.

With our best regards”

This puts me in a difficult situation - I am in another country with a lot of uncertainty  about whether and when I am getting any benefits. Also I had to keep my Swiss health insurance to enable the benefit transfer. I don’t know when to expect an answer, and what the problem is.

I would like to ask for advice what I can do about this - I believe I have rights for the benefit transfer. I generally have a lot of trust in the public system in Switzerland, but have been told by multiple people they have had difficult experiences with getting  benefits they were rightfully entitled to  (of course, this is just anecdotal evidence).

I have done 4.5 years of full time work in Switzerland, never claimed any benefits, always did everything by the rules. I am sure I can find a job in a few months, but need the benefits for now. I am willing to pay for a lawyer if they can help me navigate , but of course money is tight at the moment.

Canton of Valais.

I would really appreciate any advice.

I am a EU national, did a PhD in Switzerland and am now looking for a job. I registered for unemployment benefits and decided to apply for the transfer of benefits to a EU country. As per the rules, this is possible for up to 3 months:

https://www.arbeit.swiss/en/jobseekers/returning-to-switzerland

I mentioned this during the in-person meeting with my advisor. I submitted all the documentation for claiming unemployment benefits and for the transfer. I explained I would like to know before I actually leave, because if they refuse, I would stay in Switzerland to have some income while looking for a job. However, I received no information until the day I left Switzerland, when I got the following email (translated from French):

“Good morning

Your case has been forwarded to our legal department; in the meantime, the payment of your compensation is suspended.

With our best regards”

This puts me in a difficult situation - I am in another country with a lot of uncertainty  about whether and when I am getting any benefits. Also I had to keep my Swiss health insurance to enable the benefit transfer. I don’t know when to expect an answer, and what the problem is.

I would like to ask for advice what I can do about this - I believe I have rights for the benefit transfer. I generally have a lot of trust in the public system in Switzerland, but have been told by multiple people they have had difficult experiences with getting  benefits they were rightfully entitled to  (of course, this is just anecdotal evidence).

I have done 4.5 years of full time work in Switzerland, never claimed any benefits, always did everything by the rules. I am sure I can find a job in a few months, but need the benefits for now. I am willing to pay for a lawyer if they can help me navigate , but of course money is tight at the moment.

Canton of Valais.

I am interviewing for a company (in Munich, Germany) When applying, I had to specify my expected salary. I had an interview, it went very well I think. Then they followed up saying (amongst other things):

"your stated salary expectations are above the range allocated for this position. We would therefore like to understand whether you would be open to adjusting your expectations – and if so, to what level."

I replied:

"To answer your question about salary, it would help to know the range you have in mind for the position. "

Them:

"As my colleague already mentioned, at this point, it would be important for us to understand whether you can signalize to us if there is any room for negotiation with regard to your salary expectations and to what extent. Giving an approximate percentage (or range) would be quite sufficient."

I find this silly. They ask for a concrete number in the application, so I give it. Then they say it's "above the range", so I ask what's the range, but they refuse to share it, and basically are telling me "ok, give us another number, but lower".

FWIW, I am not super interested in the job. But since I am new to the job search, and I would like to learn how to handle situations like this.

Any opinions?