Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the termination-related payments qualified for exemption from the contributory wage under Art. 8ter para. 1 lit. c and/or d AHVV.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The payments fell within Art. 8ter para. 1 lit. c AHVV as an employer early-retirement scheme, and also within lit. d AHVV for closure/restructuring dismissals; they were exempt up to eight monthly salaries.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court relied on BGE 133 V 153 and held that voluntary early retirement is not required for lit. c, nor must the scheme apply to the entire workforce. It also held that payments in closure/restructuring contexts are to be treated similarly to forced early retirement payments.