I am dismissed from my job will i loose my bonus?

I was dismissed on 19th of March after two months of being in Suspension. I was dismissed on 19th and i was supposed to be paid last Friday as i get paid monthly. they did not pay me, they said they will pay me this week. i asked about my bonus, they said once you are dismissed you loose your bonus. Our end of financial year have always been March. Please advise me what should i do?
Additional Details
i was only dismissed because i let a student work more than 20 hours as over time for 3 months and my assistant manager complained. all i had done was to keep my store running. before being sacked i was doing hell loads of hours 75 to 90 hours a week and i was only being paid for 39 hours, and the company knows i am hard worker and i have always achieved my results. why shouldn't i get my bonus? i gave them my whole life/freedom working like a dog and now they are abusing my rights.

Wendy H

If you don't receive bonus or commission payments which you believe you're owed, check your contract of employment, written statement of key employment terms, or staff handbook to see how your bonus is paid. Ask your employer if you need more information.

Sometimes it is agreed that bonuses will be paid out at your employer's discretion. In other words, it is up to your employer to decide who will get paid and how much. When this happens, your employer must exercise that discretion in a justifiable manner.

If you think a mistake has been made you should:

speak to your employer to see if there has been a misunderstanding
ask your employer to set out in writing how they have calculated your pay
keep copies of any letters and notes of any meetings

Deductions from wages / breach of contract
Any right to a bonus will normally be included in your contract of employment. It may not always be written down; it can be verbally agreed or understood to be there due to normal business customs.

If a bonus or commission is included in your contract, non-payment is a breach of contract unless there's another term stating differently.

Failure to pay a bonus or commission that you are entitled to could also amount to an unlawful deduction of wages.

You are entitled to claim both breach of contract and unlawful deduction from wages but you won't get back more money than you've lost. Deductions from wages claims are often easier to make

Where to get help
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) offers free, confidential and impartial advice on all employment rights issues. You can call the Acas helpline on 08457 474747 from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=857

Pagan Pip

There is little you can do. You were sacked.
People don't get sacked for no reason.
Look for another job.

rtfm

If you were dismissed for cause, why would you think you deserve any kind of bonus?

rwa000

A bonus is a gift or perk they do not have to pay you if they decide not to

-Mr Z-

you might do.

Cheryl B

I should imagine there is some clause in your contract about your bonus being retained if you are sacked.

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