Dismissal of the appeal by A.________ AG against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft

Facts

[A. AG] (appellant) had filed a lawsuit against the association [B.] (respondent). The association [B.] is the parity body entrusted with the enforcement of the generally binding collective employment contract for temporary employment (GAVP). The association [B.] had sued [A. AG] because it allegedly withheld wage claims totaling CHF 681.25 from twelve employees. The Civil District Court of Basel-Landschaft West had partially upheld the claim and ordered [A. AG] to pay CHF 4,878.55 to the association [B.] . The counterclaim by [A. AG] had not been entered.

The association [B.] had appealed against this decision. The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft had upheld the appeal and ordered [A. AG] to pay the association [B.] CHF 6,552.68 plus interest. Furthermore, the first instance court costs were fully imposed on [A. AG] and it was ordered to pay the association [B.] a party compensation of CHF 5,430.90 for the first instance proceedings.

[A. AG] appealed against this decision of the Cantonal Court to the Federal Supreme Court.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court did not enter into the appeal. It stated that the required amount in dispute of CHF 15,000.-- was not reached and that there was also no legal question of fundamental importance. The question raised by [A. AG] as to whether a contractual penalty could be imposed at all for minor violations of the GAVP did not arise in the present case, since the lower…