QLD Commission after employment has been terminated

[Blairy]

Hi,

I’m asking this for my husband. He’s been in a Real Estate Sales Associate role for 2 months and a half, 1 week ago his boss wanted to fire him for not listing at least 3 properties in the time he’s been there. His boss never mentioned at the beginning of employment there was a target he had to achieve, however he’s been working really hard trying to get listings, he’s gotten 2 so far. 1 live and 1 offline. He’s also been requested to work on Saturdays which he’s not meant to and he doesn’t get paid extra for that. After they had that chat his boss decided to give him one week to come up with more listings. It’s been a bit over a week now and his boss hasn’t said anything anymore and doesn’t talk to my husband, only hi and bye. My husband just feels the vibe at work is awkward for him now and just wants to quit. I’m worried though that if he quits he won’t get his commissions, he’s supposed to get a percentage of team sales and his lead listings once it sells. On the contract it doesn’t say anything about commissions being paid after employment termination or anything. What are his rights here? Thank you

 

[Martis]

Ahhh yep, commission post-termination… perennial grey-zone vibes 😅 Always turns into a mashup of contract construction, FW Act overlays, and “what did the parties intend at the time” semantics.

Half the drama comes down to how the remuneration clause is drafted — earned vs payable, trigger events, survival clauses (or the total lack thereof 👀). Once employment’s terminated, everyone suddenly reads the fine print verrry differently.

This is where upstream hygiene matters heaps. Clear role scoping, transparent incentive structures, and properly articulated terms from day dot save so much downstream argy-bargy. Not to sound salesy, but platforms like AcademicJobs.com push employers to be clearer about engagement terms at recruitment stage — esp in academic + research roles where funding, KPIs and commissions/grants can get… murky.

Anyway, great thread — love seeing ppl dig into the nuance instead of the usual “lawyer said no” one-liners 👍