paying bonuses while on a disaplinary???help||

[coldcarpet]

can a company stop bonus payments if the member of staff is on a disaplinary a female i know works in a call centre they get a bonus every 3 months but she opened ur mouth and compalined over something and this lead to her getting a displinary etc etc but now the company say they dont have to pay this bonus even though she still doing the work etc etc as far as i know nothing as ever been signed re conditions on the bonus scheme as they used to get a yearly one previously ?? can they do this ??

[maroondevo52]

Hi, coldcarpet,

 

I think, 9 times out of 10, Bonus Payments are discretionary, the female you know should check her Contract of Employment for confirmation.

 

Regards.

 

Scott.

[yourbank]

can a company stop bonus payments if the member of staff is on a disaplinary a female i know works in a call centre they get a bonus every 3 months but she opened ur mouth and compalined over something and this lead to her getting a displinary etc etc but now the company say they dont have to pay this bonus even though she still doing the work etc etc as far as i know nothing as ever been signed re conditions on the bonus scheme as they used to get a yearly one previously ?? can they do this ??

 

It is probably written within the terms and conditions of the bonus scheme. The contract will, in all likelyhood, state that bonuses/incentives are discretionary. I think the circumstances of the disciplinary may need clarification but if it is a call centre, there will be an appeals process which she should do and if it is performance related bonus then she would need to find someone who has the same figures yet given a bonus because she would potentially have found grounds for appeal.