My 労働条件通知書 mentions salary in the form of 14 payments including 2 bonuses. The annual salary is also mentioned, but there are no bonus-related rules. However, the 雇用契約書 only mentions about the monthly salary.
I worked there for 13 months and the company only paid me for the 13 months with no bonus. They had canceled bonuses due to COVID-induced losses.
I had complained about this to the labor standards office about nonpayment of the promised bonus amount. They even inspected the company but eventually closed the case.
What should I do now? Should I take this matter further by hiring a lawyer or I stop it here? I am afraid that this will negatively affect my current and future employment. Also, the amount is a total of 4,00,000 yens. I dont know if hiring a lawyer for this amount is worth it.
by Mammoth-West3571