Hi everyone, I’m currently registered with RAV and I’m trying to understand how occasional income from my own business is actually treated by the Arbeitslosenkasse. I’m not talking about having a full-time self-employed business or a stable monthly income. More like having a small GmbH/Einzelfirma and occasionally getting 1-2 client projects in a month, while still being available for employment and actively looking for a job. For example, one month there might be no project income, another month CHF 2–4k might be invoiced, etc. What I’m struggling to understand is: Is this simply treated as Zwischenverdienst and the RAV/ALK payment is adjusted for that month? How do they calculate the income if the client pays the GmbH, rather than paying you personally? Do they look at the amount invoiced by the company, the profit of the company, the salary you pay yourself, or the actual hours you worked on the project? What happens if you do the work in one month but the company invoices/is paid in another month? Is the treatment different for a GmbH vs. Einzelfirma? Can owning/working through a GmbH create problems with Vermittlungsfähigkeit or arbeitgeberähnliche Stellung , even if the business is only a small side activity? Do you simply declare every project/hours/income, or can this lead to reduced eligibility or other penalties? I’m happy to declare everything, I’m just trying to understand h ow it is actually calculated in practice. I’ve asked both RAV and the Arbeitslosenkasse, but unfortunately I keep getting different/vague answers and nobody seems willing to explain clearly what happens in a concrete example. I’d especially love to hear from someone who has actually been on RAV while running a GmbH or Einzelfirma and doing occasional client projects. How did the Arbeitslosenkasse handle it in your case? Thanks! submitted by /u/curiouskapibara
Originally posted by u/curiouskapibara on r/Switzerland