Question juridique clé
Whether the contractual bonus for 2011 was owed as a fixed salary component or only as a discretionary gratification.
Solution extraite
The contract clearly fixed a bonus of CHF 40,000 for 2011 without conditions; it was therefore an enforceable salary claim, not a discretionary gratification.
Motifs extraits
The wording and structure of the contract, especially the separate bonus clause and the express future redefinition only from 2012 onward, supported a fixed entitlement. The bonus could not be reinterpreted by later conduct or by reference to a later bonus regime.