Dear all,

just wondering for what reason you have been laid off, how this has been considered in the employers' certificate (for filing with the RAV) and how this circumstance has been considered in your certificate of employment and the resignation letter ?

for example: dismissal due to operational requirements (Kündigung aus betrieblichen Gründen)

Is it sufficient to state that reason or do they require more details ?

Thanks,
Sahasrara

Yes, unfortunately, that will be enough... in CH all they need is to state a reason, and that can be pretty much anything the employer claims. In my case, it was due to reorganizational problems (they shut my department down).

On the certificate, on #10, the employer will have to state whether you were dismissed or if you resign. In case you haven't seen any of those, please follow this link for the employer and employee certificates:
http://www.jobarea.ch/downloads/formulare/arbeitslos/

You might want to check thoroughly what is written on the reference letter though (Zeugnis) to ensure that the employer doesn't let slip any other reason than _operational_.