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Am i Entitled to Bonus?

  • 15-12-2005 11:59am
    #1
    Fabrizio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    The annual bonus is out today in the company where i work and i have been informed that i am not entitled to my percentage because i am a part-time employee. I began work with the company in mid-September and i informed them that i would be going to Australia in March. Everyone was ok with that. There was no mention of a bonus at the time but i enquired about 2 weeks ago as to whether i would be entitled to 1/3 of it as i had worked 4 months.It would be worth about €800 to me!

    Today i was told im a part-time worker so not extra money for me. If im not entitled to it then im not fair enough, but no harm in asking!

    A part-time employees in Ireland is defined by law as "an employee whose normal hours of work are less than the normal hours of work of an employee who is a comparable employee in relation to him or her". But i work 39hours a week, the same as everyone else in the company

    If anyone knows, it would be great.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    they probably mean that you haven't been there for a full year, rather than part-time

    what does it say in your contract?


  • #3
    Fabrizio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭Fabrizio


    I havent got a contract! i have worked here before in the past, during summers so i just resumed employment with them after i came back from USA in the summer!I have worked about a total of 4 months and 3 weeks this year with them!


  • #4
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Fabrizio wrote:
    I havent got a contract! i have worked here before in the past, during summers so i just resumed employment with them after i came back from USA in the summer!I have worked about a total of 4 months and 3 weeks this year with them!

    eh, you dont just "resume employment".
    Get yourself a contract ASAP or else you're technically not entitled to anything.
    (you are, however, entitled to a contract within 2 months of starting employment).
    I think you better learn some of your basic employment rights before you get bitten big time.


  • #5
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Yep, without a contract, you're not entitled to anything.


  • #6
    ButtermilkJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 632 ✭✭✭ButtermilkJack


    i joined a company in mid October this year. I am full-time/permanent and have a contract. I was told a few weeks back that I wouldn't be entitled to the annual bonus (appx. €1,250) as I had only been here a few weeks (apparantly their criteria involves you being an employee at March of the said year at the latest).

    Anyway, my point is, I didn't expect to get anything so i'm cool with that. It's a profit share bonus scheme they run so why should I share the profits of that year if I wasn't there to help earn them. Seems fair to me.


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  • #7
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    ButtermilkJack wrote:
    i joined a company in mid October this year. I am full-time/permanent and have a contract. I was told a few weeks back that I wouldn't be entitled to the annual bonus (appx. €1,250) as I had only been here a few weeks (apparantly their criteria involves you being an employee at March of the said year at the latest).

    Anyway, my point is, I didn't expect to get anything so i'm cool with that. It's a profit share bonus scheme they run so why should I share the profits of that year if I wasn't there to help earn them. Seems fair to me.

    I agree. Unless you've done a full year and there hasn't been any major issues then you shouldn't be expecting a bonus imho. I've heard of the odd person being given something after 6 months work but I think that's rare enough.


  • #8
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Been with my company for 7 years, never got a bonus and never will. 55 employess, only 2 or 3 of the boss's cronies get anything... no wonder he can afford to spend 18k on a week in Africa over the christmas. Busted my balls over the years for him too...

    Don't mean to hijack the orignal post, if you do get a bonus enjoy it... and think of me :)


  • #9
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    shayser wrote:
    Been with my company for 7 years, never got a bonus and never will. 55 employess, only 2 or 3 of the boss's cronies get anything... no wonder he can afford to spend 18k on a week in Africa over the christmas. Busted my balls over the years for him too...

    Don't mean to hijack the orignal post, if you do get a bonus enjoy it... and think of me :)

    You sir should get a new job.

    I wont get anything but Im only working there about 4-5 weeks.
    However some guy told me that he should be getting a 10% bonus in the next few weeks. He has only been working there about 3-4 months.

    So it varies alot.

    Got to get myself an improved contract! :)


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