Nicola McLoughlin v Clear Channel NI Ltd (2018)

The claimant lodged a claim arguing that the respondent failed to pay her a sales commission bonus called “direct non specialist sales commission” to the approximate value of £4,000. The respondent disputed the structure and calculation of the commission and argued that it totalled a substantially lessor amount. It was agreed between the parties that there was no reference to the commission in the offer of employment letter. The claimant relied on an e-mail chain, which she argued evidenced the terms of the commission, although the respondent viewed these are amounting to mere discussions.

The tribunal concluded that the emails were inconclusive of confirming the structure of the