Key legal question
Whether the employer owed salary for July to mid-September 2001 under Art. 324 para. 1 CO after the employee's incapacity and prolonged notice period.
Extracted holding
No salary was owed under Art. 324 para. 1 CO for that period because the employer was not in default of acceptance while the employee was still incapable of working.
Extracted reasoning
Default of the employer presupposes that the employee is ready and able to perform. Since the employee was still not fully capable of work during the summer of 2001, and the employer had already filled the secretary position, the employer was not in acceptance default despite the pregnancy-related prolongation of the employment relationship.