To ask what you would think of a 5% pay rise in the current climate?

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Would you be pleased to get this?

Or annoyed because it's below inflation?

Accepting because money doesn't grow on trees and something is better than nothing?

Would the type of employer make any difference? (Ie if it was in a struggling industry or not-for-profit where funds were tight vs a big profitable company?)

Just curious about people's views, and wondering what the "average" increase has been for people in recent months.

I work in voluntary sector and times are hard with funding options diminishing
we have had 3.5%
however to achieve that 2 people have not had fixed term contracts renewed and other staff have had their hours reduced
we do pay well over minimum wage and I would love to offer more but can’t
As well as our income dropping we too are subject to rising costs of utilities, rent, travel etc
The services we provide to vulnerable people are free so ultimately they will also lose out if we have to reduce level of service or eventually close

We were offered 5% and the union turned it down. I was astonished, so many people taking pay cuts or not getting anything, and they turn down 5%

Thankfully they decided to go for 3% or something to support us all with the income tax stuff and are going back to the union with a revised offer. Problem is joining the union is an added cut to my wage that I can't realistically afford so I have no influence on it all either.

In the past we've had a one off £400 and a % increase on salary