Asking for a pay rise

Larianne

I've been in my job nearly a year (from next month). I didn't have any experience before I started but I've gone to any training programme on offer and I'm a good worker - never late, efficient, clients like me etc. etc. But I feel I should be paid more for the amount of work I put in.

How much of a raise should I ask for? Are you entitled to a raise after being employed more than a year? What's the usual? Ask for more and settle for less?

(And yes, yes I know I am lucky to have a job but I don't want to be taken advantage of by my employers. I feel I deserve it!)

prendy

Larianne wrote: »

I've been in my job nearly a year (from next month). I didn't have any experience before I started but I've gone to any training programme on offer and I'm a good worker - never late, efficient, clients like me etc. etc. But I feel I should be paid more for the amount of work I put in.

How much of a raise should I ask for? Are you entitled to a raise after being employed more than a year? What's the usual? Ask for more and settle for less?

(And yes, yes I know I am lucky to have a job but I don't want to be taken advantage of by my employers. I feel I deserve it!)

are you getting paid much less than the average for someone in your sector with 1 years experience? is your company doing well?

if both answers is yes then ask your boss for a chat and ask him/her how they feel your progressing. If you get good feedback bring up the salary question.

r3nu4l

Don't ask, don't get!

You should go to your manager and ask for a meeting to discuss your salary. Then have a list of your achievements, detail your year's experience and how much you know about the business now.

Remember that it usually costs them less to give you an increase than it does to replace you...particularly if they use recruitment agencies to recruit new staff!

I can't tell you how much to ask for but on average in my company people who ask for a raise or get promoted usually get about £3k, if you're indespensible to the company you can get a lot more

ntlbell

Larianne wrote: »

(And yes, yes I know I am lucky to have a job but I don't want to be taken advantage of by my employers. I feel I deserve it!)

If this is true then you shouldn't have agreed to start working on the wage's your on or not have defined increments/performance based yearly increased etc put into your contract.

Now that you are were you are I would just sit down with your manager and see what sort of numeration's are on the table.

I'll go out on a limb and say unless you're very important to the company by that i mean it would be VERY hard to replace you you will find it very hard to get a rise at this stage

but as someone said if you don't ask you don't get.

Otis Driftwood

In my experience salary reviews happen annually,but should be seperate from performance appraisal/review.A 10% increase used to be the norm but nowadays its hard to know.As others have mentioned,it really depends on your worth to the company and its up to you to illustrate that.

waraf

r3nu4l wrote: »

I can't tell you how much to ask for but on average in my company people who ask for a raise or get promoted usually get about £3k, if you're indespensible to the company you can get a lot more

Very few people are indispensable in my experience (altough many have convinced themselves otherwise) and I very much doubt the OP is with only a single years experience.

Anyway, no harm in having a quiet word with your boss OP but I wouldn't get your hopes up too much. Even if the company's doing well I have no doubt that they'll use the old recession card. It's very much an employers market at the moment.....and they know it!!

The_Conductor

In the current climate- what many people are doing is seeking training opportunities- or other forms of remuneration other than pay. Training expenses are a tax deductable expense from a companies perspective- and they are far more likely to agree to them- than a headline pay rise (which will cause resentment among fellow employees if the company are not in a position to offer a commensurate rise to everyone).

OP- you're in the job a year- and getting lots of training. I'd definitely ask for a rise- but I wouldn't expect to get one in the current climate. Its very possible that your manager may be amenable to exploring other options with you.