in Haute-Savoie, concerns among cross-border workers

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The social partners have concluded an agreement relating to unemployment compensation. The main targets are those who work in Switzerland, where salaries are higher.

A French resident who works in Switzerland, but returns to in the evening, will be compensated by unemployment insurance like any other job seeker. Even if he did not contribute in France (Here, passengers taking the shuttle between Lausanne and Thonon). Archive | FABRICE COFFRINI, AFP


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  • A French resident who works in Switzerland, but returns to France in the evening, will be compensated by unemployment insurance like any other job seeker. Even if he did not contribute in France (Here, passengers taking the shuttle between Lausanne and Thonon). Archive | FABRICE COFFRINI, AFP

If proximity to Switzerland is considered an opportunity for Haute-Savoie, it also causes a certain number of difficulties. So, in terms of unemployment compensation. Between 20 and 30% of the department's workers work on the other side of the border, which allows them an increase in their standard of living, compared to workers paid in euros.

They contribute in Switzerland but are compensated in France

Except that in the event of a period of…

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