Question juridique clé
Whether the written contract validly included vacation pay within the agent's commission
Solution extraite
No. The contract stated that the commission was the sole remuneration, but it did not expressly fix in writing the share or percentage attributable to vacation pay.
Motifs extraits
For a valid exception to the prohibition on cash substitution of vacation pay, the employment contract and pay slips must clearly and expressly state the vacation component in percentage or figures. The contract here lacked that specification, and pay slips alone were insufficient.