How long is reasonable to wait for payrise/new contract?

iheartbristol

Thanks Acc72 - nothing's in writing. As far as I'm concerned I am still waiting on a formal job offer - which is a lot of the reason I'm so cheesed off I've now found myself doing the job.

Taking the toy car analogy I presented earlier, some one on the Toy Lorry production line is also making a few toy cars to make up for the fact I can't make as many. However I'm also now expected to make toy cars in lots of different colours and body shapes with different machinery in addition to coordinating their production.

I'm not expected to do 2 people's worth of work, it's not that bad. I am however now doing something which would command a salary increase of about 7K if I were to apply for a job elsewhere.

Acc72

Ok, at the moment it looks as though your supervisor (and their manager) both feel that you can do the job.

You have shown that you are a good employee and have shown your commitment by doing the work this week.

Just keep things positive - you really need to speak with your supervisor again and say that you are enjoying the new job, that you feel that you can make a great contribution and that you would like to get the paperwork (including pay) sorted.

Do not give any hint that you might work to rule etc. It may be that they have set the wheels rolling and you don't want to upset the apple cart.

However, you do need to be polite but also firm - this is the difficult bit.

Just keep in mind your end game - that (I assume) that you want to continue working for this company and want the new job (including the £7k pay rise).

First things first, you need to speak with him/them this week and see what they say.

iheartbristol

Sounds like the best plan. I've told my supervisor that I feel it's unfair having the level of responsibility I've now got with my current salary and my supervisor is very sympathetic about that. I've asked them what's happening and have been told that it's 'in hand'. I guess I just have to trust that they're doing something and just get on with it and try and ignore the timescales that have elapsed. I'm not about to refuse to do the work. I guess I just don't want to be made a fool of at the end of the day.

Acc72

iheartbristol wrote: »

I've asked them what's happening and have been told that it's 'in hand'.

The next time you see your supervisor ask him when would be most convenient for you to get together to discuss the situation (set a time and date (somewhere that you won't get disturbed) rather than just catching him on the hop).

If he again says "it is in hand" then you need him to be more specific.

Eg. what does this mean?

Does this move need to be authorised by his manager ? (if so, has it been authorised etc. etc.).

It is a difficult balancing act, but sooner or later you will need to give him a deadline as the longer that the situation continues then the more resentful you will become.

eg. if I don't receive written confirmation of the change in role plus the pay increase by Friday 15th June, I will assume that I am expected to resume with my previous duties.

It is a very difficult situation and one that you need to manage - carefully.

getmore4less

Currently the only one with a problem is you
So all the others can talk the tak but do nothing or not chase as much as they could(no incentive to and don't want to be seen to cause trouble)

Book a weeks holiday that might focus some minds.

I think I would push back on the supervisor they needs to step up and take on some of this work till it is sorted out.

if coordinating is the key role drop some of the production.

I can't do both jobs in the time allocated so either need overtime or tell me which toy cars can be not made.

this pushes the pressure onto the supervisor to make a decision get overtime approved, drop production get more workers or get others to do more work(then they moan to the supervisor)

Get more people interested/motovated in sorting out the staffing levels by being inconvenienced by the current situation.

iheartbristol

Acc 72 - my supervisor and I have the same Line manager and our Line manager has approved both the rise (of an unspecified amount) and the job title/description change (albeit verbally). My supervisor just gets a lot more contact time with our manager than I do.

getmore4less - I guess that if I don't bug people they're never going to really have much incentive to do anything about it for fear of upsetting the apple cart. I think I've asked enough for this week. I will leave things tomorrow and then start again monday.

Overtime isn't an issue - it's understood that I will not be able to make as many cars as I did before due to the coordinating duties. I can't do overtime anyway; I'm disabled and 37 hours a week is about as much as I can manage. So me making less cars isn't inconveniencing anyone because my friend from the Lorry production line is picking up the slack.

iheartbristol

I like this metaphor I want to make toy cars for a living now; I obviously know lots about it