Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the employee was entitled to a pro rata gratification for 2007
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The email established a contractual gratification, and no permissible reduction grounds were shown.
Extrahierte Begründung
A promised gratification is owed once contractually agreed. The payroll certificate indicated a pro rata annual bonus, and the employer failed to prove valid grounds for reduction or elimination.