Read the full judgment text of HCLA 000112/2002 on BabelCite. This HCLA judgment was delivered on 11 July 2003.
1. The Defendant carries on a well-known retail business in electrical appliances. Its shops are manned by salesmen in its employ. The Claimant is one of them. Like others, he is paid a monthly "salary" or a "basic salary". On top, he receives commission in respect of goods that he sells on behalf of the Defendant. The narrow issue raised in this Labour Tribunal appeal is whether the commission constitutes the Claimant's contractual entitlement or is payable only at the discretion of the Defenda