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upset by payrise, what do i do next?
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First, i'd like to pre-apologise for my rant
Ok, i work for an IT firm working in healthcare. We are part of the big NHS IT project (but not the company going down the pan). I work hard, i've got a 40 hour working week and don't get overtime. I don't get any bonus. I've worked 14 hour days before, i've been on call 24 hours for 2 weeks. I have to travel to client sites in my own time (including weekends and early mornings). In the coming year they want me to take on management responsibilities and start to teach a training course.
I've been there 14 months now and in my annual evaluation i was deemed 'highly valued'. That was 2 days ago, I just found out that my payrise is only 5.4% - which would add a grand total of 80 pounds after tax a month to my bank balance. This is because the 'technical team' of 30 people only had 60k of money to share between for payrises.
I feel really insulted, i've worked hard, i've travelled a hell of a lot. I'm just buying my first home, an moving from Zone 3 in london to 6. This will increase my tube fare by 50 pounds a month. Not to mention i'm going to have a mortgage to pay.
So.. gizza-job anyone? Does anyone know good firms in London to apply to?
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Ok, i work for an IT firm working in healthcare. We are part of the big NHS IT project (but not the company going down the pan). I work hard, i've got a 40 hour working week and don't get overtime. I don't get any bonus. I've worked 14 hour days before, i've been on call 24 hours for 2 weeks. I have to travel to client sites in my own time (including weekends and early mornings). In the coming year they want me to take on management responsibilities and start to teach a training course.
I've been there 14 months now and in my annual evaluation i was deemed 'highly valued'. That was 2 days ago, I just found out that my payrise is only 5.4% - which would add a grand total of 80 pounds after tax a month to my bank balance. This is because the 'technical team' of 30 people only had 60k of money to share between for payrises.
I feel really insulted, i've worked hard, i've travelled a hell of a lot. I'm just buying my first home, an moving from Zone 3 in london to 6. This will increase my tube fare by 50 pounds a month. Not to mention i'm going to have a mortgage to pay.
So.. gizza-job anyone? Does anyone know good firms in London to apply to?
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5% is about average. You have no right to more, but you could complain to your manager.0
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If you are a valued employee why not concentrate on getting money for un-paid hours. Might get a better response than demanding a higher pay rise.0
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Cheg - there exists no system for overtime. No one gets it at all.
zoezoe - I could understand a 5% rise in a job that didn't change, where you didn't do unpaid overtime, where there was no more expectation from one year to another - but thats not my workplace. But not one in which you can be expected to work 36 hours solid 'to get the job done' (it's not happened yet but it can).
Sorry, just having a bad day, was expecting 10-12%0 -
Unless you are prepared to confront the employer I think you yourself know that the only answer is to find a new job. Unfortunately we all seem too apathetic about working for 'free' in this country. If you need the money stick at it until something else comes along. I would certainly not take on extra responsibilities without asking for more payment!
If you don't ask you wont get! Good luck.0 -
i wish someone would give me a 5% rise,not had a rise for years as i am at the top of my grade!and look how much profit the big banks make.
yes i am employed by one of them and have over 30 years service,that and a good employment record and i always get a good report!counts for nothing .
There are two sides to every story.
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5% is a lot more than a lot of people get. Even if I got the top grading, the government 'restricts' our pay increases and my company is too weak to negotiate with them to increase this amount. I've love to get 5% to go with my top grading in the appraisals and the hours I am expected to work.
As others have said. If you're that unhappy, find a new job, but if you're getting a new mortgage this could go against you.0 -
Well, decision made, I've started updating my CV and i've got a few leads... 'finding a new job' has begun.0
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tesco 3.1%
average Ikea 2.5%i'm living in a parallel universe0 -
most people only get at the most RPI for their pay rise, which is about 3.4% at the moment I believe. Anything above this means you have actually had a pay 'rise', as opposed to just sticking with inflation.
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It might not be what you want to hear mate but 5% is pretty good.
The easy thing to do is to stop doing unpaid overtime. No offence but I think you are crazy to do it in the first place! :eek:0
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