A few months into a new sales job and I’ve just discovered my employer has significantly reduced my commission using something called a “New Hire Commission Cap.” Never heard of it before starting and I’m pretty frustrated. Wanted to get advice from people who’ve been through something similar.
Here’s what happened:
I signed my contract late 2025 and started the job early 2026. The contract mentioned that a separate commission plan would be provided — but one never arrived. Crucially, my contract makes absolutely no mention of a New Hire Commission Cap anywhere.
Three months in, I noticed my commission had been roughly halved. When I looked into it, I found out a cap had been applied. I only received the commission plan document containing this cap this week — three months after I started — and I have never signed or acknowledged it.
At no point during recruitment, interviews or contract negotiations was this cap ever mentioned to me.
So to summarise:
•Cap is not mentioned anywhere in my contract
•I never received the commission plan until three months after starting
•I have never signed or agreed to it
•Nobody mentioned it during the hiring process
•It has cost me a significant amount of money
My questions:
•Has anyone experienced something like this?
•Does this sound like an unlawful deduction of wages?
•Should I raise a formal grievance before getting a solicitor involved, or do both at the same time?
•Has anyone successfully challenged something like this?