Should I get a pay rise? UPDATE....

Hey_Dude

I've been doing really well with my firm during the last 18 months.

Managed to get promoted recently - hurray!

Anyhow I start the new role at the higher grade next month.

I am due an annual pay rise for this year's salary - exact figures have not been announced yet.

I reckon that when I get this pay rise I'll be on the lower end of the scale for the grade above me.

What should I do if they offer me next to nothing in terms of a pay rise for the actual promotion?

I do feel that there is a risk of being done over on the cheap - if you see what I mean.

Any ideas?

Duder

Floss

TBH you may count yourself quite lucky to get a pay rise at all. It's more than most will get. Local Government staff have a potential 0.5% to look forward to.

Hey_Dude

Hmm.

I do feel lucky.

But I also know that I've worked like a Trojan to get where I am - it just seems fair that if I'm going up a grade, to get a proportionate pay rise.

Does it not?

As for the public sector - I've been there and don't really want to let my fairly strong views of this group deflect attention away from my question!

Duder

LittleVoice

If paygrades overlap, as they usually do, and you have only just moved to a higher grade, I don't see why you should automatically be further up the higher grade.

You might be doing really well in the job graded lower but you still need to continue to work well in the higher grade job.

meerkat2007

The private sector company I just left wants everyone to take a 5% pay cut - these are people who've worked like Trojans for years without even a cost-of-living pay rise, and now they are expected to give up part of what salary they do get.

LinasPilibaitisisbatman

If its a completely new role you should be glad that you arent going in on the bottom scale point of the new role.

You really dont have much reason to moan.

Golden_Anemone

Firstly well done on your promotion. :T

You should get a salary increase for a promotion but you may be looking at it from the wrong angle by focussing on where you will be on the scale for your new post. If someone in my organisation is promoted they are entitled move to the point on the new post which gives them a minimum 7.5% increase on their salary for the old post. This may well be the bottom of the scale for the new post but so what? It is how much better off they are in relation to their previous salary that counts.

Zazen999

Didn't they make a financial offer prior to your promotion..if not; how do you know whether the harder work is worth it?

gt568

I'd take it with or without a payrise tbh, but I love my work and am sad like that....

Mind you that doesn't really help, so I would say you should get a rise..perhaps up another level on the new grade?

getmore4less

The new salary should be in the promotion letter both are a chainge to your T&C's that you need to accept (which can be by just doing the new job)

Hey_Dude

getmore4less wrote: »

The new salary should be in the promotion letter both are a chainge to your T&C's that you need to accept (which can be by just doing the new job)

Not got one of these

Duder