Annual payrise but they will not back it?

EnPointe

TELLIT01 said:

Even if a contract states that salary will be reviewed annually it doesn't mean there will be a payrise following that review.

exactly , and unless there is a  specific time frame  in the contracts or an other  legally binding  agreement  it doesn;t say  when the rise is due   ( or has to be back dated to) 

itsthelittlethings

MyRealNameToo said:

Rugrats9903 said:

I work in the private sector and we have a payrise each yr which has always been backdated to 1st April. This year a 2% increase was refused and now it's taken until last wk to agree to increase pay to 4% but they will not be backdating this? Is this right? Can they witheld to backdate us? 

What does your contract state? 

Normally you have no contractual right to a pay rise and the law simply requires you be paid at least minimum wage so as long as you're on or above £12.21 it all comes down to your contract. 

Market forces come into play as well though…

MyRealNameToo

itsthelittlethings said:

MyRealNameToo said:

Rugrats9903 said:

I work in the private sector and we have a payrise each yr which has always been backdated to 1st April. This year a 2% increase was refused and now it's taken until last wk to agree to increase pay to 4% but they will not be backdating this? Is this right? Can they witheld to backdate us? 

What does your contract state? 

Normally you have no contractual right to a pay rise and the law simply requires you be paid at least minimum wage so as long as you're on or above £12.21 it all comes down to your contract. 

Market forces come into play as well though…

Market forces drives business decisions and employee decisions, doesnt change legally what someone should or shouldn't do. 

A former employer was well known to do very good training for staff and they were willing to take on staff with no prior industry experience. It was to the extent that competitors used to wait outside the office and give a flat £2k above whatever you are earning now to anyone coming out saying they had at least 6 months experience.