Questione giuridica chiave
Whether Art. 324a OR grants salary continuation for the calendar period or for the amount of salary corresponding to three weeks when incapacity is only partial.
Decisione estratta
In the first service year, partial incapacity prolongs the salary continuation period until three weeks of full salary without corresponding work have been paid.
Motivazione estratta
The wording of Art. 324a OR is not unequivocal, but its purpose is to allocate to the employer the risk of paying salary without work only up to a defined amount. Partial incapacity therefore extends the time needed to reach that amount. Art. 324b OR is an exception and does not justify reading Art. 324a OR as a time minimum.