Pay rise promise

LeighBrown23

Hi all,

I really need some advice.

I’m 24 years old and I’ve been working in Administrative roles since I was 16. I’ve been in my current admin role for a media company for 3 years on a low wage and I’ve never had an appraisal or pay rise, not even from inflation.

I’ve progressed massively in my role, so much so that I’m now writing for their publications and I paid £4,000 of my own money to further my education and study for a part time Diploma in Journalism to help with my progression.

I plucked up the courage to ask for a pay rise in August, after passing my course and my manager was very positive about this, but have had nothing in writing. Since then he’s said I’ve got the pay rise but that due to the end of the financial year there’s been delays. I’ve been chasing on a now weekly basis and get the same response in person and nothing comes to fruition. When emails have been exchanged he’s been careful not to confirm anything.

Please help!

Thanks

TELLIT01

If you are being paid at or above the National Living Wage there is nothing you can do to force them to give you a pay rise. Are you really saying that you are on the same wage now as when you started age 16? If so it's highly likely that you are earning below NLW and that is illegal.
Financial year generally runs from start of April to end of March to match the tax year (not a legal requirement) and I suspect you are simply being given the runaround.
You really have two choices if the payrise isn't forthcoming. That is suck it up and stay, or find another job and leave.

Comms69

LeighBrown23 wrote: »

Hi all,

I really need some advice.

I’m 24 years old and I’ve been working in Administrative roles since I was 16. I’ve been in my current admin role for a media company for 3 years on a low wage and I’ve never had an appraisal or pay rise, not even from inflation. - Assuming you're paid the NMW, that is all you're entitled to.

I’ve progressed massively in my role, so much so that I’m now writing for their publications and I paid £4,000 of my own money to further my education and study for a part time Diploma in Journalism to help with my progression. - Excellent, congrats

I plucked up the courage to ask for a pay rise in August - courage? What? , after passing my course and my manager was very positive about this, but have had nothing in writing. Since then he’s said I’ve got the pay rise but that due to the end of the financial year there’s been delays. - The end of the financial year is in April surely. I’ve been chasing on a now weekly basis and get the same response in person and nothing comes to fruition. When emails have been exchanged he’s been careful not to confirm anything.

Please help!

Thanks

Go to Indeed (or other online job portals) and look for a new job.

bigisi

TELLIT01 wrote: »

Are you really saying that you are on the same wage now as when you started age 16? If so it's highly likely that you are earning below NLW and that is illegal.

If you read the OP that's not what they're saying at all.

agrinnall

Comms69 wrote: »

The end of the financial year is in April surely.

Only if it's either the tax year that is being referred to or if the company financial year aligns to it. The financial year where I work is August to July. Many companies align it with the calendar year, which is possibly the case for the OP's employer as it has come up now.

charlotte1994

You could threaten to leave I suppose, if you find another job that is (example) £3k more a year then tell them, you've found a job for more money. That might give them a kick up the !!!!

Comms69

agrinnall wrote: »

Only if it's either the tax year that is being referred to or if the company financial year aligns to it. The financial year where I work is August to July. Many companies align it with the calendar year, which is possibly the case for the OP's employer as it has come up now.

Yes I was checking what the OP meant. If it's December and the new pay rate with start in January that's one thing. But being told to wait until April would be very different.

ReadingTim

Find a new job. If they ask you why you're leaving, tell them it pays more than they were willing to pay you.

Payrises, and pay generally, is the only measure of how much a company truly values you. In this case, it doesn't seem to be very much.

ohreally

charlotte1994 wrote: »

You could threaten to leave I suppose, if you find another job that is (example) £3k more a year then tell them, you've found a job for more money. That might give them a kick up the !!!!

Not at all a good idea, this may result in being exited out the door in due course.

getmore4less

Never threaten.

You could tell them you expect it to be back dated.

In the mean time start looking.

Book a 1/2 day afternoon holiday mid week, "for personal reasons" if asked.


If a company is lazy over staff development then you need to learn to be more proactive as you become worth more.

LeighBrown23

Thanks everyone, my manager said our fianancial year ends in September. He approved this back in Sept (when it ended) and since then said there has been delays in putting it through.. He said it would be in Oct’s pay then it went to Nov. Now I’m back to getting nothing but verbal apologises and that he’s trying to get this actioned but our directors are being slow at the accounts. I feel I’m being taken for a ride.