WRC rejects Actavo worker’s complaint over tax on bonus

The Workplace Relations Commission found Stacey Vernon’s Payment of Wages Act complaint against Actavo (Ireland) Ltd not well-founded. She argued that PAYE deducted from her annual bonus breached an agreement to pay it in a tax-efficient way; the company said she had resigned and the bonus had to be taxed normally. In a decision dated 23 January 2026, WRC Adjudication Officer Michael McEntee described the dispute as a misunderstanding and said the proposed tax treatment should have been clarified with HR and possibly Revenue. The WRC found PAYE had been applied as required by law. No award was recorded.