Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant was entitled to unemployment benefits despite being a shareholder and acting board member of the company.
Solution extraite
No. As an acting board member, he had a legally relevant influence within the meaning of Art. 31 AVIG, so he had no entitlement to unemployment compensation at the time of application.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Court upheld the cantonal court's view that, according to settled case law, a board member is personally excluded from entitlement without further inquiry into actual managerial powers or shareholding percentage. The appellant's arguments about an 8% shareholding and lack of management authority did not alter this.