Payrises

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I realise that there is a pandemic etc and job security is shaky etc but... I have always worked in private sector and (possibly had shitty bosses) have never had an annual pay rise. I have had to make a case for every wage increase I've received. Appreciate that I am not a public sector worker and they deserve a lot more money than they get, however, really does everyone expect an annual payrise?

When I was in private sector I got a pay rise every year. Been public sector for 20 years now and my last pay rise was ten years ago.

Civil service- pay rises are negotiated each year.

The other half has been private sector since uni and always had a pay rise every year plus bonuses, plus larger pay rises with promotions or moving companies.

I have been public sector for at least some work each year and had pay increases for seniority but never pay within a role rise to at least meet inflation.

Private sector above inflation payrise every year and bonuses

We were told early on in lockdown one there would be no rises this year and all our pay was cut 20% for 3 months

I think it also differs on whether you work for a large or a small company.
I’ve worked private sector for over 20 years but the companies have been small - less than 20 staff. Pay rises have been a small rise every couple of years, unlike DH who works for a large national company and has had a pay increase every year.

I get an inflation pay rise every year- role pay rise I’ve always had to resign to then get an inscrease to make me atay

Nope. Every pay rise has to be motivated even ones in line with inflation.
But that’s based on our business model, clients want to pay less for more and the place we squeeze is staffing costs.
It fucking shit system.

We usually get an above inflation pay rise each year (linked to individual performance). I managed to negotiate a 15% rise recently but that’s not something I could do every year.

I usually get an annual bonus but again, it’s linked to performance and not going to be paid this year.

I'm a teacher and I got a 1.5% increase this year (not the 3.3% which hit many headlines) due to the fact I teach in a college.

Finance, private sector, I’ve never had an ‘automatic’ pay rise in the 25 years I’ve worked. Every one has been awarded on merit, promotion or moving firms. It’s an alien concept to me to be given a pay rise I’ve not personally earned.

Private sector here and no payrise of any kind for at least 5 years. I can't actually remember.

Worked for my previous private sector employer (an international company with circa 800 staff) from 2003 to 2016. Didnt get a rise or bonus after 2008. Current employer is also private sector, maybe 50 employees and ive had a 3% rise (on an already higher salary) in 2018 and again in 2019 but nothing this year. Not expecting one tbh.

Public sector - have had 1-2% most years recently which has obviously been well below inflation, but I remember a few consecutive years under a Labour government where it was frozen, so to see them criticising the current government for doing the same smacks of hypocrisy to me. Personally, I would rather take the pay freeze than the probable round of redundancies we’d get otherwise. Job security has an inherent value of its own. The global economy is all screwed because of this pandemic, if sacrificing a few hundred pounds a year for a couple of years helps our country recover and supports the people who’ve lost their jobs completely then actually I’ll suck it up.

@Raffie13

I'm a teacher and I got a 1.5% increase this year (not the 3.3% which hit many headlines) due to the fact I teach in a college.

College here too. Last pay rise was a decade ago.

NHS here. You do earn your increments. You can be withheld if you do not meet your appraisals.
Also, pay is a farce. You have top band 5’s earning more than 7’s as they do unsocials and 7’s often aren’t allowed. This means having far more responsibility but not financially recognised.
The government are successfully vying public vs private, and also public vs other public sectors with what they are doing with the pay rises.
Also, I have never had a bonus- ever.

Civil service - yes always get a pay rise every year BUT
a) it is usually tiny - sometimes as low as 0.5%. Haven't had more than 1.5% fora decade
b) it is supposed to be a cost of living increase rather than a payrise as such, but again, because it's so low, it isn't, so you're always working for less in terms of purchasing power than the year before
c) unlike private sector no chance of bonuses, paid overtime, paid for parties, even a christmas tenner, etc.
d) in my department at least you don't go up through bandings at your grade (as they do in NHS, teachers, or police) or get paid extra for good performance, so you get paid the same if you've been doing your job for ten years as someone who started yesterday

I'm public sector and we have increments along a pay scale. When you reach the top of the scale then promotion is the only way to get a raise.

Thank you for your really interesting insights. "Moving on" has been the only real way to boost my wage (and I have, no complaints - apart from the slog). I realised that no pay rise in 8 years was completely pants

Private sector (big 4 accountancy firm) here. Have had a pay rise every year since I started there 7 years ago, apart from this year.

Public sector here. No pay scale increments. No route to ask for or negotiate a pay rise. Pay freeze since 2007 bar 2yrs where I got 1%. So basically I've been doing my job 12yrs and am still at the bottom of the pay scale.

Just left a large British blue chip company who didnt give a pay rise to any managers this year. They did give one to the people on lower grades (they often do this as they dont want them to go on strike).

Due to the mean-ness of the company and the way they restructured the paygrades everyone so often i once worked out that i'd only got pay increases in line with inflation a couple of times over the previous 10 years.

I've always had automatic pay rises after working at a place for a year, usually not much maybe 2%. Small bonuses also when I've been there for more than a few months.

Although our wage was cut 10% for three months this year so I'm thinking not this year