Pay rise not honoured

cwhite49

Hi there,

Just looking for a bit of advice.

When I started my current job in July, I was brought in through a recruitment consultant. The job was slightly lower paid, but I took the job on the proviso that after 6 months, I would get a pay rise.

The exact wording from the recruitment consultant was as follows:

"The salary is 33k with a review in 6 months and assuming the objectives are met then the salary will rise to £35k. Your manager will talk this through and agree metrics once you have started."

No metrics were agreed on when I started the job, and no objectives were provided. I haven't had any catch up meetings with my manager since my 3 month probation meeting. I finally managed to schedule in a meeting with her yesterday. At the end, I mentioned how I was promised a pay rise to be effective in January, but it still hadn't been discussed.

She said she didn't remember ever agreeing to that and that no metrics were discussed and that she'd have to think about it. I have a feeling she is going to find a way to not authorise the pay rise.

This is only one of a vast number of problems I'm facing with this manager and am feeling completely demotivated and upset with the whole thing.

Do I have any rights at all? It feels like a big betrayal of trust as I'm quite significantly out of pocket here.

Thanks,

Cat

ReadingTim

No rights whatsoever - the promise wasn't even made by the Company.

A salesman told you what you wanted to hear to make a sale.

cwhite49

ReadingTim wrote: »

No rights whatsoever - the promise wasn't even made by the Company.

A salesman told you what you wanted to hear to make a sale.

I do have that in writing though in an email from him. Could he say something like that without it being approved by the company?

AstroTurtle

cwhite49 wrote: »

Hi there,

Just looking for a bit of advice.

When I started my current job in July, I was brought in through a recruitment consultant. The job was slightly lower paid, but I took the job on the proviso that after 6 months, I would get a pay rise.

The exact wording from the recruitment consultant was as follows:

"The salary is 33k with a review in 6 months and assuming the objectives are met then the salary will rise to £35k. Your manager will talk this through and agree metrics once you have started."

No metrics were agreed on when I started the job, and no objectives were provided. I haven't had any catch up meetings with my manager since my 3 month probation meeting. I finally managed to schedule in a meeting with her yesterday. At the end, I mentioned how I was promised a pay rise to be effective in January, but it still hadn't been discussed.

She said she didn't remember ever agreeing to that and that no metrics were discussed and that she'd have to think about it. I have a feeling she is going to find a way to not authorise the pay rise.

This is only one of a vast number of problems I'm facing with this manager and am feeling completely demotivated and upset with the whole thing.

Do I have any rights at all? It feels like a big betrayal of trust as I'm quite significantly out of pocket here.

Thanks,

Cat

Ignore what the recruitment agent said.


What did the offer of employment say and the contract say?


If it's not written in there then you aren't out of pocket as you agreed to the terms.

AstroTurtle

cwhite49 wrote: »

I do have that in writing though in an email from him. Could he say something like that without it being approved by the company?

They may have told him it as a maybe an offer to certain candidates but would depend on XY&Z experience/salary expectation etc etc etc


again unless it was specifically in your Offer of employment & Contract then it didn't happen.

PasturesNew

It's also a "review" not a promise. I had that once, they advertised at a rate, offered me the job at 5% under that rate with a review ... and when it came to review time they said the business wasn't doing as well as expected and so they couldn't afford to put the pay up. They weren't lying either.

But a review is just that .... unfortunately they don't just review you/pay, but anything else they have on their mind at the time. And even if you could "prove it" and if metrics had been set/met ... then you'd queer your pitch by moaning about it and have your card marked ... creating bad feelings on both sides.

So you'd end up dissatisfied and leave anyway - best thing is to either "be grateful you've got what you've got" - or decide "they don't deserve me" and look around for another job.

cwhite49

Hi all,

This is in my contract:
"Your annual salary is £33,000 per annum, to be reviewed after 6 months."

In my offer letter:
"I am pleased to offer you the position of XXX on a salary of £33,000 per annum, this salary will be reviewed after 6 months."

Oakdene

cwhite49 wrote: »

Hi all,

This is in my contract:
"Your annual salary is £33,000 per annum, to be reviewed after 6 months."

In my offer letter:
"I am pleased to offer you the position of XXX on a salary of £33,000 per annum, this salary will be reviewed after 6 months."

The review could be as simple as, "well cwhite, it's 6 months now & we are happy with what you're doing so we will keep you on £33,000".

gettingtheresometime

cwhite49 wrote: »

Hi all,

This is in my contract:
"Your annual salary is £33,000 per annum, to be reviewed after 6 months."

In my offer letter:
"I am pleased to offer you the position of XXX on a salary of £33,000 per annum, this salary will be reviewed after 6 months."

That sounds a completely different thing from 'it will rise to £35K after 6 months if targets are hit'.


Sounds like they reviewed it and decided not to increase it

cwhite49

Thanks everyone. Very disappointing - £2k would be nothing to this company but would be a big help to me. I understand the points about it being a review and not a promise.

anamenottaken

cwhite49 wrote: »

Thanks everyone. Very disappointing - £2k would be nothing to this company but would be a big help to me. I understand the points about it being a review and not a promise.

May I say how refreshing it is to find a Poster who doesn't get the answer they would really like to receive but appreciates the advice given and says so. Thank you. (And I'm not one who responded on this thread but agree with those who did respond.)