Decision on the Suspension of Entitlement to Unemployment Compensation

Facts

[M.], born in 1959, was suspended from entitlement to unemployment compensation by the Public Unemployment Insurance Office of Baselland for 36 days due to self-inflicted unemployment starting from February 1, 2010. [M.] filed a complaint against this decision with the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, which was dismissed. [M.] then filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court concluded that [M.] cannot be charged with conditional intent, but at most with conscious negligence. Accordingly, a suspension of the entitlement should be refrained from. The Federal Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Cantonal Court of…