4 years no pay rise. what action can employees take?

jacques_chirac

tir21 wrote: »

in the last year ive benefited the company by doing everything they have asked me to do, without ever having a sick day off or turning up late

That is called doing your job. What have you done above and beyond your job?

tir21

AP007 wrote: »

now its 6 years? I am not quibbling at all, make your mind up!!!

well if its 6 years and 7 months is it 6 years or 7 years ?

does it make a massive amount of difference if its been 6 or 7 years since ive had a pay rise?

im more interested in the principle involved rather than the exact specifics of my case

is that an unreasonable position?

tir21

jacques_chirac wrote: »

That is called doing your job. What have you done above and beyond your job?

i dont know if there is anything i could have done above and beyond my job - without doing someone elses job

tir21

AP007 wrote: »

I can tell you now you will be VERY lucky if anyone wants to take a stand against the employers.

Like I have told you before they can make it very difficult for you.

Why can you not just accept no pay rise?

Lots of us have had to deal with no pay rise and you get over it or get out!

but maybe if we all kicked up more of a fuss we would stop being taken advantage of

tir21

AP007 wrote: »

make your time there really unpleasant?

but no pay rise for 6 years is already very unpleasant

notanewuser

Yes, it is. But your employer doesn't have to give anybody a pay rise, so long as they earn NMW or more. By turning up you are telling them its okay. If it weren't you'd be free to get a job elsewhere.

tir21

this has all got a bit personal about me being in the wrong for not just accepting i will never get another pay rise with this employer

but i intended this thread to be a bit more hypothetical in questioning what a determined group of employees could do to push for a rise without comitting a sackable offence

i gather from the responces that a petition while it would probably annoy the employer- would not be a sackable offence

thats all i was wondering

but if the employee is totally powerless and should just roll over - then i accept your responses

GwylimT

tir21 wrote: »

but maybe if we all kicked up more of a fuss we would stop being taken advantage of

Are you being paid less than the minimum wage? If not, how are you being taken advantage of?

jacques_chirac

tir21 wrote: »

i dont know if there is anything i could have done above and beyond my job - without doing someone elses job

Have you let them know you are interested in career progression, asked about opportunities for training and taking on more responsibility?

tir21 wrote: »

but maybe if we all kicked up more of a fuss we would stop being taken advantage of

Who are 'we' - these colleagues you think are going to stand by you?

Do you have any specialist skills that make you irreplaceable? If not, there is no reason why the employer is going to see your kicking up a fuss as anything more than a hindrance.

GwylimT

If you don't like how much you are paid, you could always leave your job, be penniless for a while and then receive JSA at a generous £70ish a week and someone who is desperate for a job will happily fill your place.