Commission statement redaction is the removal of personal identifiers from a sales earnings record. Employment Rights Act 1996 s.27 counts commission as wages. An unpaid entitlement can then be pursued as an unlawful deduction under s.13. anonym.plus marks each name, reference, and figure on your device, so the rate table stays clear while the seller is shielded.
When this applies
Commission also drives holiday pay. Working Time Regulations 1998 reg. 16 requires a week's pay for statutory leave, and the Lock v British Gas line of cases held that results-based commission belongs in it. Since 6 April 2020 the reference period for variable pay has been 52 weeks rather than 12. A year of named earnings rows has to be kept and re-read.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the slip in anonym.plus on your device.
- The tool flags the name, reference, and payout figures.
- Local OCR reads a scanned copy if present.
- Confirm the flags and keep rate columns intact.
- Swap or black out the marked items.
- Save the clean file locally.
What you need to provide
- The slip (XLSX, CSV, PDF, or scan).
- An operator (Replace keeps the table readable).
- Optional: turn the name map OFF for true anonymity.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | seller Watson → [STAFF] |
| Financial | MONEY | payout £9,300 → [AMOUNT] |
| Identifiers | UK_NINO | NI number → [NINO] |
| Organization | ORGANIZATION | client Beta → [CLIENT] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | month 05/2026 → [PERIOD] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | watson@example.co.uk → [EMAIL] |
Compliance achieved
- Keeps the earnings that Employment Rights Act 1996 s.27 treats as wages readable.
- Preserves the evidence behind an unlawful-deduction claim under ERA 1996 s.13 where commission goes unpaid.
- Supports holiday pay under Working Time Regulations 1998 reg. 16, which the Lock v British Gas line of cases extended to results-based commission.
- Leaves the 52-week reference period for variable pay, in force since 6 April 2020, computable after names go.
- Works toward the anonymity standard in UK GDPR Recital 26 with the name map off.
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Limitations & cautions
A named client beside a payout identifies a seller indirectly, so mask account names too where a deal is unmistakable. The tool removes identifiers. It does not decide whether an entitlement had accrued, which turns on the plan wording.
Frequently asked questions
Does commission count towards holiday pay?
Results-based commission does, following the Lock v British Gas line of cases applied to Working Time Regulations 1998 reg. 16. That is why a full year of statements matters.
How long is the holiday pay reference period?
52 weeks for pay that varies, since 6 April 2020, up from 12. Keep the source rows and share a de-identified copy for analysis.
Should client names be removed as well?
Often yes. A single distinctive account beside a payout points straight at the seller. Add client names to the removal set where a deal identifies the person.