Salary increase in stages?!

Bufger

I'm hoping someone from a payroll or HR role may have encountered this before. It may be something specific to our company in which case I apologies for asking!

I recently recieved a promotion which obviously came with a base salary increase. The new base salary was stated in the contract as X amount, the percentage increase that gives is lets say 20%. The contract states my starting date as 01/XX/2011 of which has now passed by a couple of months but my salary increase was slightly odd. When questioned the response i got was:

''your salary will increase by 15% now and the other 5% in 6 months.''

This 5% i am losing out on over 6 months is not backdated so i effectively lose £700 after tax!

If the contract says my start date and my base salary is it possible for a company to then introduce that over a larger period of time effectively keeping some of my money back?!

If it is possible i might just do 5% less work for the next 6 months :rotfl:

Mucho gracias amigos

Pete111

I'm very surprised this was not made clear in the documentation you got that changed your terms and conditions (ie the promotion letter) If it was stated that your new salary was effective from a set date in this then legally I would say you have a strong argument to insist that this be applied from that date. Certainly when we do gradiated increases here it is fully explained in writing beforehand.

Someone like Sar el may be able to give you a 100% qualified opinion. I'm in HR but others (like her) are lawyers who would know of any case law re this.

Jarndyce

Its not about case law but about the facts of this case.

What does the OP's contract entitle him/her to, and what was applied? Did what was applied match what they were entitled to? If not, then they should take this up with the employer in the first instance, and if they get no satisfaction, submit a Tribunal claim for a declaration of their terms and conditions and/or an unlawful deduction from wages.

GavB79

You don't lose anything. You never had it. You just haven't got it all at once.

Bufger

GavB79 wrote: »

You don't lose anything. You never had it. You just haven't got it all at once.

I dont lose anything but i am missing out on moneys i expected. The contract didnt have any smallprint about implementation of the payrise, it simply stated the annual gross salary, the start date, all the usual like name - who is my direct manager etc etc. From that you would have certain expectations like being on your annual salary from your start date in that new contractual role.

HR are itching their heads a bit on it anyway, i dont think they're actually convinced what they're doing is covered so i will wait and see what they come back with.

Thanks for the replies all.