Rankin v Precept IT Limited [2023]
Decision Number: 53240/21 Legal Body: Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal
Published on: 17/05/2023
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Jason Elliott BL Barrister & Associate Head of School of Law, Ulster University
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Jason Elliott was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2013 and is the Associate Head of School of Law at Ulster University.  As a practising barrister, he has developed a largely civil practice representing individuals, companies and public bodies in litigation. This covers a wide range of areas including personal injuries, wills and employment law. In terms of employment law, he has represented both applicants and respondents in the Industrial Tribunal.   At Ulster University, Jason lectures extensively on the civil areas of practise such as Equity and Trusts and delivers employment law lectures for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Background

Background:

The claimant was employed by the respondent from February 2018 until July 2022 as a Business Development manager.  His main role was to source and secure new customers.

In addition to basic salary, the claimant also earned commission.  The claimant alleged that from January 2020 to July 2021 he was underpaid £14,026.18.

There were two types of commission.  The first was ‘monthlies’ relating to new clients secured by the claimant over a contracted period (usually one year or two).  The second was ‘ad-hoc’ and related to one off sales.

The claimant contended that he was entitled to receive monthlies for 12 months following the sale of an IT Service Contract.  This was based upon a verbal agreement

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 17/05/2023