Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily interpreted the employment contract as requiring the employer to reimburse the employer-side social security contributions deducted from salary.
Extracted holding
No. The cantonal court could reasonably find that the parties agreed on a gross salary of CHF 5,600 and a net salary of about CHF 4,100, with all social security contributions unlawfully shifted to the employee.
Extracted reasoning
The written contract and negotiation documents supported a gross salary reference, and the hypothetical intent analysis under partial nullity led to the signed gross salary as the proper reference point. The challenged factual findings were not shown to be untenable.