Facts
[A.], born in 1961, was employed as a service employee for B. AG from November 6, 2009 to October 31, 2011. On December 9, 2013, he applied for unemployment compensation in a subsequent benefit period starting from November 1, 2013, as he continued to work for [C. AG] in an average and unchanged scope even after November 1, 2013. The Unemployment Insurance Fund of the Canton of Zurich rejected the claim for unemployment benefits from November 1, 2013, as [A.] did not suffer any compensable loss of earnings, as he remained in an employment relationship with [C. AG] and the agreed work schedule remained unchanged at 25.2 hours.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that in the case of an on-call employment relationship that was entered into not voluntarily, but out of necessity and to bridge the unemployment, it is to be assumed that it is an involuntary interim solution. However, if there is a clearly limited part-time workload, as in the present case,…