Hi,
I have received a job offer and am concerned about losing my bonus with my current employer. Apparently there is an un-published company policy that an employee must stay through May 15 of the following year in order to collect the previous year's bonus. Below is what is stipulated in my contract:
Beside the fixed portion your remuneration package contains a discretionary variable bonus element that is subject to the (company confidential) up to 10% of your annual base salary. This discretionary bonus system is reviewed annually and subject to change. You will be notified of any changes to the bonus system in advance.
Indications from my boss are that I will be exceeding expectations in my performance review so I am just trying to determine if I have a leg to stand on in this. The contract is not specific enough but not sure if I will be able to do anything about this? The review period is for the 2014 calendar year if that makes a Difference.
Any feedback or strategy to manage this would be appreciated.