Question juridique clé
Whether the amounts paid in execution of the arbitral award were subject to AVS contributions as salary
Solution extraite
The indemnities paid under the 2003 arbitral award were not salary subject to AVS contributions because they stemmed from restitution/value settlement of shares linked to shareholder status, not from dependent employment income.
Motifs extraits
Employee options were exercised under the contractual plan, but the later payments arose from the shareholder agreement requiring return/settlement of shares after employment ended. That gain was economically tied to private capital ownership, not to employment within Art. 5(2) LAVS.