Musgrave Wholesale Partners wins bonus dispute after employee resigned

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Musgrave Wholesale Partners did not owe Robert Mikolajczyk a bonus after he left the company, ruling that his complaint was not well founded. The decision, dated 2 February 2024, followed a complaint under the Payment of Wages Act. Mikolajczyk argued that he had met his targets and that his contract did not make the bonus discretionary or require him to remain employed on the payment date. The company said bonuses were discretionary and paid only to staff still employed when they were determined and paid. The adjudicator found the contract required targets to be met but was silent on whether the bonus was discretionary. The company's practice and the notice given to Mikolajczyk supported a requirement that he still be employed when the bonus was paid. The complaint was therefore not well founded.