Commission
Employers commonly pay employees, typically salespeople, commission as part of their performance-related pay.
One area of controversy is the treatment of commission in holiday pay calculations (Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd).
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Lock holiday pay case: Court of Appeal hearing set for July
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Lock holiday pay decision: how employment lawyers reacted
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Holiday pay case: EAT confirms employers must pay commission
Employers will have to pay commission as part of holiday pay, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed.
The decision...
Expensive employment tribunal awards: six-figure sums in 2015
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