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Click to hide the answerIs it ever permissible for an employer to withhold bonus payments?

There are two types of bonus scheme, discretionary and contractual. Provided that the terms of a discretionary scheme are clearly set out, an employer will be entitled to exercise discretion to withhold payment of a bonus as long as it is not acting irrationally or perversely in so doing. By contrast, if a bonus agreed under a contractual basis is not paid, despite the criteria for payment being met, an employee can apply to an employment tribunal for unlawful deductions of wages. The criteria applied to either sort of bonus scheme should not be discriminatory, and it is particularly important to avoid criteria that might discriminate against women who have been absent on maternity leave.

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Click to show the answer Are employee benefits taxable or non-taxable?

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Click to show the answer If an employer provides an employee's accommodation is it permissible to require the employee to leave the accommodation at the termination of employment?

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Click to show the answer If an employee abroad on a work-related trip is unable to return to the UK due to travel disruption, is the employer responsible for paying for his or her accommodation and food?

Click to show the answer If an employee abroad on a work-related trip is affected by travel disruption, is the employer responsible for the cost of alternative travel arrangements for the employee to return home?

Click to show the answer Are long-service awards incompatible with the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006?

Click to show the answer Is it still permissible to award greater holiday entitlement to employees who have, for example, 10 years' service?

Click to show the answer Where it is a company's policy to give a small gift to employees who have completed periods of service of multiples of 10 years could this be discriminatory under the age discrimination regulations?

Click to show the answer Is it permissible for a salary sacrifice arrangement to reduce an employee's pay to below the level of the national minimum wage?

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Click to show the answer Under the 1 October 2009 changes to the national minimum wage legislation are employers obliged to pass on the full value of all tips to employees?

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