Supreme Court rules annual bonus eligibility includes prior employment periods despite one-day gaps between fixed-term contracts.

The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding the calculation of annual bonuses from a factory fund for two plaintiffs. The plaintiffs argued that a one-day break between two consecutive fixed-term employment contracts did not constitute continuous service, while the employer contended it did. The court ruled that the requirement for one year of service in a single establishment is met even with such a break and that prior employment periods count toward the bonus base. This decision was based on the principle of avoiding contradictions with unemployment benefit rules and ensuring grammatical consistency in interpreting the statute.