Page 2 | What has your employer done to support you with the cost of living increases?

daysayso · 2022-10-03T20:28:55+00:00

If anything? Can you specify what they've done and also approx the size of your company in terms of number of employees. My company has done nothing and I'm a bit miffed about it and wandering if this is normal or not given the current crisis?

Mildred007 · 03/10/2022 21:41

I work for a large well known company, emloyees earning <30k get £1000. Pro rata'ed if pt worker.

Proteinpudding · 03/10/2022 21:43

Nothing. No pay rise this year at all. But then our organisation is struggling due to their increased costs so tbh Im just glad that there's no threat of redundancies at the moment.

MrsAppleHead · 03/10/2022 21:43

My employer gave us the rise in NI earlier in the year - hope they don't ask for it back! Plus individual rises.

DH employer - posted multi billion pound profits and gave 1% !!

Sparkle900429 · 03/10/2022 21:43

Nothing.

Bonjovispjs · 03/10/2022 21:45

Absolutely nothing, unless you count a measly £10pw payrise? These people are rich and I feel insulted!

trevthecat · 03/10/2022 21:45

We have had a 6.5% pay rise and will get a bonus in January. Lowest paid employees are already above nmw by around £4 an hour. We have also been given a paid half hour each week to do with as we please and can apply for financial support should we need it, bit like a grant. Big national company/ charity, of which I work for a branch off of. We do get quite a few perks anyway so not surprised that they have offered more

kitcat15 · 03/10/2022 21:47

£1400 payrise for me.... nhs
£1900 payrise for partner ..public sector
I'm still working from home post covid 2 days a week so no travel costs
Both our workplaces offering lots of overtime or bank work ( not that we want it but many do)
None of this is to specificicasly help with COL ..... but it all helps

Passthetena · 03/10/2022 21:47

I got a pay rise taking me up to minimum wage so that was nice.

50plusandfabulous · 03/10/2022 21:47

My firm gave a 2k rise flat rate above the board to the lower grades. Nothing for more senior staff. I’m one of the latter and I wholeheartedly supported that approach.
Our firm do lots for employees, we work hard but on the whole are lucky to have such a good employer.

alloutoflunchideas · 03/10/2022 21:48

my dh - 2 x £350 payments one in November one in March to help with energy bills

me - one off payment of £500 in October to help with cost of living

both classed as large employers 2k+ staff

TwoWrightFeet · 03/10/2022 21:49

It’s not an employers fault if someone is living pay check to pay check and unable to absorb the cost of inflation. If that’s how people have been managing their money it was just a matter of time before it caught up with them. They should consider themselves lucky to have made it this far.

CuriousCatfish · 03/10/2022 21:49

Nothing.

Passthetena · 03/10/2022 21:50

Oh and my other half got a pay decrease after they "restructured" 🙃

Passthetena · 03/10/2022 21:51

TwoWrightFeet · 03/10/2022 21:49

It’s not an employers fault if someone is living pay check to pay check and unable to absorb the cost of inflation. If that’s how people have been managing their money it was just a matter of time before it caught up with them. They should consider themselves lucky to have made it this far.

It is if they only pay minimum wage.

CuriousCatfish · 03/10/2022 21:51

TwoWrightFeet · 03/10/2022 21:49

It’s not an employers fault if someone is living pay check to pay check and unable to absorb the cost of inflation. If that’s how people have been managing their money it was just a matter of time before it caught up with them. They should consider themselves lucky to have made it this far.

What?

Hippo8833 · 03/10/2022 21:51

Local council (education sector )

They sent out a half-arsed email with a link to an external website with budgeting tips and advice on coping with debt.

LimpBiskit · 03/10/2022 21:52

They were planning 2.5% rise but went with 5% as well as annual increments so as much as they could I think.

Sparkle900429 · 03/10/2022 21:53

TwoWrightFeet · 03/10/2022 21:49

It’s not an employers fault if someone is living pay check to pay check and unable to absorb the cost of inflation. If that’s how people have been managing their money it was just a matter of time before it caught up with them. They should consider themselves lucky to have made it this far.

Is it a case of how someone “manages their money” if they are only paid minimum wage?

HumptyNumpty76 · 03/10/2022 21:54

I work for the coop. Our staff discount has been increased from end of October till March. We'll also be getting £50 a month for 3 months added to our staff cards to spend in store. That'll be a big help for me.

MayaTheBusyBee · 03/10/2022 21:54

i got £2k. Although that was pre-tax so £1200 really

midsomermurderess · 03/10/2022 21:55

Nothing. And their digging in over a 2.5% pay increase. But I’m in a union and they are in talks, for what it’s worth.

Landlubber2019 · 03/10/2022 21:55

Small increase in salary, back paid so tax man benefited. Now on increased salary, pension contributions increased so take home salary is lower on a monthly basis .

Stripyhoglets1 · 03/10/2022 21:56

Nationally consulted pay rise so not seen it yet as had an offer but consultation on whether to accept it or not at moment. So looking forward to that lump sum and hope the unions pull their fingers out and accept it soon as I need the lonely before Christmas and preferably earlier!

Stripyhoglets1 · 03/10/2022 21:57

Need the money!

SwanBuster · 03/10/2022 21:57

I think your phrasing has brought out the worst type of poster - might have been better to simply ask:

”have you had your compensation increased at work since inflation took hold?”

I deliberately don’t use the word pay rise as anything below the rate of inflation is not a rise.

To answer your question - zilch. I expect they’ll do something at the end of the year. If they don’t, they can expect a lot of people to leave (because my industry is still hiring) or a lot of “quiet quitting”.