Bad situation

[Troubled employee]

I started employment with my current company 1.5 years ago. With a commission structure.

Over the course of the job, the way commission works has changed Continuously seeing my earnings drop continuously. With one decision made it decreased my wage by 15k.

Over time I've felt the squeeze more and more and not been able to meet my bills from working a 60 hour week. Anytime I have expressed my concern I've been told to be positive about the changes or look for something else and to work longer unpaid hours to try and boost commission.

This has lead me to a point where I am in a bad situation with debt issues mounting. I've suffered from anxiety and stress and heavy depression. So I have been signed off.

My boss is still contacting me while off work asking me to chase customers with a threat of clawing back previous commissions. This is making things even worse.

I just can't cope with this.

 

[Newchodge]

Leave.

Your boss cannot claw back previous commissions.

When you calculate your income over whatever period you are paid, do you get at least national minimum wage for every hour worked? Currently £7.83 per hour for every hour worked? If not lodge an employment tribunal claim for failure to pay minimum wage.

 

[Troubled employee]

I won't have worked many hours this month due to being signed off.

 

[fisicx]

With one decision made it decreased my wage by 15k.

You should have left the day after. Leave now. It's not going to get any better, it's probably going to get worse.

 

[Newchodge]

I don't mean this month. I mean last month, and the one before, and before that. Work out your hours of work and rate of pay for each pay period.

 

[Paul Norman]

You have to leave. Really.

Based on what you are saying your current employer is not reasonable, and not ethical. That will not change. No matter how well you present your case they mode of operation is to stitch up their own team.

Never be on a team like that. It will diminish you.

 

[Flatspin]

Well, one consolation is that if you are booked off, you still accrue holiday even while off sick, so if you decide to leave, don't forget to claim this from your miser of a boss.

 

[The Byre]

Over the course of the job, the way commission works has changed Continuously seeing my earnings drop.

That would be (assuming that what you have written is correct!) a unilateral change in your conditions of employment - and that is not allowed!

A visit to ACAS is in order here!

And as others have said, get the duck out of Fodge!

 

[Inva]

You should have left the day after. Leave now. It's not going to get any better, it's probably going to get worse.

^ This would be the correct course of action.

 

[Hannah Tech]

Aside from any legal claims you may or may not have, (not my area of expertise so can't comment on that) this job is affecting your mental health. Time to look after yourself and start afresh somewhere else with a proper pay structure that meets your needs.
If you're having problems with debts then have a conversation with National Debtline www.nationaldebtline.org They are a charity and can offer you some really decent advice to help stop things getting any worse on the money front.
Best of luck.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Whilst you are off sick, take some time and write a list of what has happened since you joined the company, with original pay and contract details and every step from there to the present day

Once you have this contact one of the great employment experts on here and they may be able to give you far better assistance knowing all the facts, you may have to pay or they might do it for free but they are the experts in employment law

Also another option is contact ACAS as Byre suggested and use the list to tell them all that has happened

Good luck and start looking around for a new job