Got a promotion but pay won't be backdated

TELLIT01

If the OP pushes for the 'back pay' it is likely to do severe damage to their chances of future promotion. They are also likely to be seen as ungrateful for the fact that they have received the promotion in the first place.
If they have any sense they will leave it, accept the extra money which does come with the promotion, and get on with the job.

illusionek

I guess they already submitted payroll file for Oct and from admin perspective was just so much easier to make it from 1st Nov. Not really sure whats the big deal.

lincroft1710

trailingspouse wrote: »

Wow, some strange replies here.

On the contrary, some very logical ones. All that is happening is that the OP will work in the new role for 2 weeks at their current rate of pay. After this period they will get a pay rise. They would be very foolish to rock the boat after only 3 months employment.

lincroft1710

GGlll wrote: »

therefore for these two weeks I'm being paid my old salary while doing the new job and actually would be losing a fairly substantial amount.

You're not "losing" anything as you never had it in the first place.

WibblyGirly

Seems a better deal than one of my old jobs where they put more management responsibilities on me whilst I was on a sales assistant wage.

Savvy_Sue

When you raise it with your manager, just keep the words 'fair' and 'unfair' out of it.

Life's not fair.

Join a union if you want to pursue issues of fairness further.

trailingspouse

You sound like someone who is able to deal effectively with your superiors. So do just that. I don't think you have any need to be concerned that you will be sacked just for asking 'Why are you not able to back date my new salary to the date the new job started?'

It's all about attitude. You're not picking a fight, you're not being difficult - you're asking a perfectly reasonable question.

The two year rule is to allow employers to get rid of 'mistakes' - you are very much not a mistake, as you've proved by being promoted so quickly. And frankly, if they are going to be so flaky as to get rid of a perfectly good employee just because he asks a question (a question they should be expecting him to ask), then you wouldn't be wanting to work for them anyway.

sangie595

trailingspouse wrote: »

You sound like someone who is able to deal effectively with your superiors. So do just that. I don't think you have any need to be concerned that you will be sacked just for asking 'Why are you not able to back date my new salary to the date the new job started?'

It's all about attitude. You're not picking a fight, you're not being difficult - you're asking a perfectly reasonable question.

The two year rule is to allow employers to get rid of 'mistakes' - you are very much not a mistake, as you've proved by being promoted so quickly. And frankly, if they are going to be so flaky as to get rid of a perfectly good employee just because he asks a question (a question they should be expecting him to ask), then you wouldn't be wanting to work for them anyway.

Post #3 - the OP had already asked for out to be backdated, and was told no. Given that fact, the advice was based on what the OP said. Asking the same question twice after being told no - how does that come across as perfectly reasonable?

And the rest of this we can't assume. I can name a dozen places where promotion comes so quickly. I wouldn't recommend working at any of them, since the promotion prospects are based on how many people leave and how many get sacked before two years are up. I might agree that in such circumstances I might not want to work for them - but I don't need the job.

Magnolia

GGlll wrote: »

I just want to have a conversation about it and hear their thoughts,

From a new employee that's called rocking the boat!

trailingspouse

I wasn't suggesting that he asks the same question twice.

So far he's said 'Will my pay be backdated?' and they've said 'No.'
Now I'm suggesting that he says 'Why aren't you able to backdate my pay?'

Which I think is a very reasonable question. And there may be a very good reason for why they can't do it - but the OP won't find out until he asks.

It costs a lot to fire someone, even if they've only been in the job a couple of months (time and money wasted on training for starters) and then go through the rigmarole of recruiting someone else - I really don't think a question like this would be the trigger.