Question juridique clé
Whether the employee's late assertion of a statutory holiday-pay claim constituted abuse of rights.
Solution extraite
Yes. Given the employee's knowledge of the contractual arrangement, his long delay until after termination, and the fact that the protected interests of Art. 329d OR were not impaired, the claim was abusive.
Motifs extraits
Art. 2(2) ZGB bars rights exercised in a purpose-diverted manner. The employee accepted the arrangement, received monthly advances even during holidays, was not financially worse off during holidays, and used the objection to obtain higher pay retroactively rather than to protect holiday rest.