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My bonus / gratuity is not paid
The bonus is in principle optional and at the discretion of the employer (art. 322d CO). However, it becomes mandatory if: (1) it is fixed in the contract, (2) it is paid regularly for at least 3 years without any reservation regarding its optional nature. If the amount is…
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# Applicable Legal Provisions
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- CO 322 — Salary
Critical Deadlines
- # Analysis of the Basis of the Gratuity — immediate
- Formal notice from the employer — in the 30 days following the due date (I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text to translate only contains "CO 322d", which is a protected token placeholder with no actual content to translate. Please provide the actual Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve all protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly - Use your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement I'm ready to proceed once you provide the text.)
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- Action before the labor court — 5 years from the due date (CO 128) (CO 322d / CO 128 / CPC 197)
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