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Tightening Finances this year. Wage increases who got one.

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  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    chucky wrote: »
    so it's people like you that's stopping young people getting a job, you scum 2nd jobber!!! :money:

    With working on the census this month, it has been 3!
    :j (except I'm getting too tired and there isn't a sleep smiley!)
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • Batchy
    Batchy Posts: 1,632 Forumite
    im one of the lucky ones... up 6.1%.

    In 3 out of the last 5 ive had circa 10%.

    In one of the last 5 ive had a pay freeze(during the same time I negotiated an increase in ER pension contributions from 5% to 15%....:-D...)

    overall, can't complain!
    Plan
    1) Get most competitive Lifetime Mortgage (Done)
    2) Make healthy savings, spend wisely (Doing)
    3) Ensure healthy pension fund - (Doing)
    4) Ensure house is nice, suitable, safe, and located - (Done)
    5) Keep everyone happy, healthy and entertained (Done, Doing, Going to do)
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Really2 wrote: »
    I will let you use the two 0-1.99% options. Either one, I am feeling kind. :)

    You are kind! Can I use one for one job, & the other for the 2nd job?:D

    Ah, may not have had a pay increase for a while, but at least I have the choice of which box to tick!

    er...:j

    or maybe :(
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • malkie76
    malkie76 Posts: 6,170 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Last year there were no automatic payrises for everyone, but this year we saw a rise of 3%.

    However, in the past two years I've had two additional 'key talent retention' pay rises; each being 10%.
    Legal team on standby
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    malkie76 wrote: »
    Last year there were no automatic payrises for everyone, but this year we saw a rise of 3%.

    However, in the past two years I've had two additional 'key talent retention' pay rises; each being 10%.

    Nice. An ego boost and more money too!!!
  • Pete111
    Pete111 Posts: 5,333 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Was in line for 3-5% but our pay increases got pulled at the 11th hour

    If it wasn't for the 5 figure bonus at Xmas I would have been peeved...
    Go round the green binbags. Turn right at the mouldy George Elliot, forward, forward, and turn left....at the dead badger
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    I put my fees up this year (rather, my senior clerk did) by 15%. I've just hit 10 years' call to the Bar, and they hadn't gone up for a while.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    I havn't got a proper job.

    As I invested some money in silver stuff I have about a 100% increase, but as I also did some less successful things, it'll probably end up flat.

    My main income is from rents, and as I havn't increased or decreased any of those I guess 0% is my answer.
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • Heyman_2
    Heyman_2 Posts: 1,819 Forumite
    4% COL.

    We all took a cut in 2009, which was restored in stages back to where it was previously a few months ago - then got the 4% on top backdated to the start of the year. Not sure whether to ask for more at the mo!
  • FATBALLZ
    FATBALLZ Posts: 5,146 Forumite
    Up 25% but that was due to moving jobs rather than an employer actually awarding me a pay rise.
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