Questão jurídica principal
Whether the contractual performance bonus was salary or a gratification under Art. 322d CO
Decisão extraída
The bonus was part of the agreed salary, not a discretionary gratification.
Fundamentação extraída
The bonus was placed under 'Salary' in the contract, was regularly announced and paid, reached a substantial share of base pay, and from 1999 the parties objectively agreed it would be payable without any performance targets.