Inflationary rise

w00519772

I was offered another job last year and received a counter offer from my current employer, which I accepted. The counter offer was above the maximum usually paid for the role. I am told that I am a very valued employee.

The employer has said that employees will receive an inflationary rise of 1.5% this month. Will I receive this? I have checked the terms and conditions and contract of employment and it says nothing about what happens if you reach/go beyond the maximum in the range.

I remember the head of department said to me years ago (in a 121) that people receive different amounts i.e. some receive 3%, some receive nothing etc. I am unsure whether she was being serious as it was said in a joking manner. Is it discretionary?

daytona0

Does it mention anything about a mandatory pay rise of 1.5% in line with inflation in your handbook?

Or is it just like what the employer did with you; offer you more money because they wanted to?

If the latter then they do not have to give you a penny extra.

If the former then I would assume that you WILL get a 1.5% payrise, however you might have to query it and make it a bit of a fuss.

getmore4less

if you don't tell us where you work how is anyone supposed to know your company policy?

Undervalued

There is no actual legal right to a pay rise ever (unless your pay eventually falls below the national minimum wage)!

Also there is no obligation to treat all employee's equally unless they are discriminating on one of the few grounds protected by law (race, gender etc).

Anything else is a contractual matter.

TBagpuss

Only your employer can answer.

If they have issued a statement saying that all staff are getting a rise based on inflation, then you will *probably* get it.

However, raises are generally discretionary and may be different for different people - if you have very recently had a raise then you may not get another now.

It would be normal for employers to consider each employee individually, although large companies *may* have across-the-board policies for specific groups of employees.

agrinnall

It's quite possible that you will have to stay on your current salary until the band for your job increases in value so that it's below the upper limit again, I've seen it done this way quite often. However, it's also possible that you will get the increase by right, or be awarded it (or another amount) at your employer's discretion. The only ways to know for sure are to ask or to wait until it happens, or not as the case may be.

jobbingmusician

Agreed. Keep your head down and the computer may just apply the 1.5% to everyone. Ask, and someone may well have the brains to save the company money by pointing out that you already have an agreed package.