Offered Promotion - No Pay Increase

Robbie_Duck

Just thought i'd gauge your thoughts.

I work for a large Engineering Consultant and have just been offered a promotion. Unfortunately, there is no pay rise associated with it!

The company as whole is still relatively sound despite the downturn. Certain business units within the company have struggled and redundancies have been made. My Business Unit is as busy as ever and has a near full order book until the end of next year.

My current wage, is already below what our competitors are paying at my current level, let alone the next step up. Obviously, If im going to be doing more work I would like to be paid the equivalent rate.

So do I:

a) Reject it
b) Kick up a fuss
c) Accept what they have offered and thank my lucky stars Ive got a job at all!


Thanks for your thoughts!

newbienewbison

It is just an opinion but employers will use the recession as an excuse not to raise salaries or to cut salaries. If you have a full order book untill next year there is not reason they should do this. If your good and they want to keep you then they will pay more.

Just ask them to explain and call them out if the try and fob you off with recession conversations.

skippy5

Hey Robbie, I'm in the same boat as you (also at an engineering firm and also busy). I have received a letter saying they are pleased to say I have been promoted with no extra pay. I am attempting to get it reversed.

Ivana_B_Rich

I think it's unfair to promote without a pay rise as I've little doubt that it will mean extra work and responsibility???

I also agree that a lot of emloyers are using the recession as an excuse to impose many unfair terms and conditions on employees. However, would it look better on your CV and perhaps enable you to move to the same level in another company and gain the appropriate pay?

I know the climate is bad at the moment, but more of a long term solution

catenorfolk

if your day is full at present then surely the promotion wont make you busier, just your role and the type of job you are doing is going to be different. So why not take the job as it will look good on your CV. Only you can make the decision. Also if you dont accept without good reason, when there is another promotion available with extra pay, then they will more than likely bypass you!!

zorber

Another consideration is if you dont accept it they may look to get rid of you in the future due to lack of co-operation, they appear to be doing this to save money.

But i do agree why take extra responsibility for no extra reward.
thanks

LottieB

Did you apply for the promotion? If so, wasn't salary discussed at the interview?

I'd talk to someone. I work in HR and I'm sorry to say that in some companies I've worked for we have two numbers when we offer a job, the 'offer' salary and the 'up to' salary. In senior roles these can be £10k different. If you don't ask, you don't get. I've never accepted a first offer!

If there is no pay increase to be had, try and agree a development plan for the role, ask for objectives to be set with a salary increase agreed upon meeting them. If someone else does the same job and they are older/younger/a different sex/race to you and earn more money, kick up a fuss about inequality!

Mudd14

If it were me personally I would accept that the company may not be able to afford the payrise.

But I would accept the new responsibilty as it will open up potential other jobs, it will look good on your CV also. If you work hard and prove that you can cope with the extra duties they might review your salary or you could ask them to in a few months