Question juridique clé
Whether the CHF 8,000 annual bonus paid in December 2008 had to be counted in full when calculating insured earnings.
Solution extraite
The bonus was only to be taken into account pro rata for the part of the reference period falling in 2008; full inclusion was not permitted.
Motifs extraits
For commissions, provisions, and comparable annual bonuses, income is deemed earned when the work is performed, not when paid. The bonus remunerated work performed over the relevant twelve-month period and therefore had to be allocated to that period, not treated as a pure December supplement.