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Original poster

to ask if you've had a payrise recently?

129 replies

Workyticket · 11/10/2022 18:13

We're currently in dispute with our employer over a 2.5% pay offer. Others in our sector have won 9%

Just wondered what others are getting / requesting

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Invisableperson · 11/10/2022 20:38

7.8% because I asked for it and it took about 3 months before I got it and it's not backdated.

I'm not on a great wage, hence asking. In a industry where everyone is leaving for more. Unfortunately there's reasons I cannot swap jobs that easily though

PositivelyBedevilled · 11/10/2022 20:51

9% working in the legal sector.

HideTheCroissants · 11/10/2022 20:55

Workyticket · 11/10/2022 20:14

When was the interest rate this high though? The exec at our place know their worth, we should too surely?

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In the late eighties / early nineties when interest rates were very high I went three years with no pay rise - private sector, not unionised. The most DH got back then was 3% and I was working two other jobs just to keep up with our mortgage.

Payrises are great, they would help with the cost of living but on the other side of the scales they are not great for the economy….

MrsMontyD · 11/10/2022 20:57

Quveas · 11/10/2022 18:36

Public sector. You must be joking. My wage today is worth less that my salary 10 years ago. My only increase last year resulted in my getting paid less because the increase* *in wage ended up with me owing more than the increase in pension payments.

Same for me, I owed them money, backdated six months, so a nice chunk of money taken out of my pay last month.

incywincypumpkin · 11/10/2022 21:47

0% for last three years. Jolly.

woohoowoohoo · 11/10/2022 21:51

3 percent, balloting for strike action as a result

TheRubyRedshoes · 11/10/2022 21:53

Yes how does it work with slt?
Do they get pay raise?

And let's say they took a slight cut into 100 grand would that be enough to give everyone else a little more?

woohoowoohoo · 11/10/2022 21:53

CrabbitBastard · 11/10/2022 20:14

I work in the charity sector so no recent pay rise. Don't care as love what I do compared to before when I used to work in a higher paying public sector role.
TBH I was overpaid, underworked and frustrated by many lazy colleagues (spending all day online shopping or talking to their boyfriends, even in front of the department directors).
Paid a fortune to twiddle my thumbs. No thanks.
Love what I do now and feel more fulfilled and less bored but still act as a consultant for public sector. Of all our clients (and we work with big clients like Google, Amazon), public sector are always the most difficult and useless.
So feel very irritated when I see public sector workers complain and strike. Try the charity sector if you want to see real work.

I work in charity sector too and strike is looming

WhatHaveIFound · 11/10/2022 21:53

Small business here so a bit of a different perspective. We've had to put our prices up to clients because our costs are higher but they've all accepted this.

Have given staff a 7% pay rise and there'll be a bonus at Christmas as we've had a very good year.

AuntSalli · 11/10/2022 21:54

Yes

TheRubyRedshoes · 11/10/2022 21:55

Well done op.

No one wants to strike it's a brave thing to do.
However are the support staff also striking! Because if not they are probably being landed with huge classes and stess and they are on even less wage.

CFLandlordStory · 11/10/2022 21:57

About 10%

ClosedAuraOpenMind · 11/10/2022 21:59

had 3% in April, getting an additional 6% due to exceptional circumstances. private sector in the media, pay rise amazing given no trade union recognition
solidarity to all taking action

JaceLancs · 11/10/2022 22:00

3.5% in April
currently discussions ongoing around a one off cost of living payment which would benefit the lower paid more

havanamama · 11/10/2022 22:01

9.2%

goosebuster · 11/10/2022 22:01

I'm changing companies and getting 50%.

The company I'm moving from are giving us £100 a month that will be removed when/if inflation slows and we are being awarded a performance based bonus, unlikely to be a very exciting amount though.

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/10/2022 22:02

What it sounds like are people don't get great raises in the times of tiny inflation because 'there's no need' and not in times of massive inflation because 'times are hard' so there's basically always a reason workers are screwed.

Millionaires used to exist and now billionaires exist but workers? Fuck them.

I'm teaching my kid about collective action, unions and where we should be looking at for change. Hint: see billionaires above. I'll rely on the media to tell her it's all the fault of immigrants, Europe, the economy, women, old people, young people, benefit claimants and others. Punch up brothers and sisters.

4catsaremylife · 11/10/2022 22:03

Social Care private owners, no payrises since 2019 for me and minimum wage increase for support workers who deserve so much more than £9.50ph. Which is why my notice is written ready to be given in as soon as I get a written offer for my "new job". Sadly no better paid but at least it is in the charity sector so better working conditions.

Insaneinthemembraneee · 11/10/2022 22:10

We were offered 2.5% but it was rejected and now we're getting a 7% pay rise backdated to August.

BlueG4 · 11/10/2022 22:11

Were offered 2%, and now being balloted for strike action.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 11/10/2022 22:14

Would be getting 3% as an actual play rise in my public sector job

Have been lucky enough to be promoted, so will live to fight another day. Would have been drowning a bit otherwise, what with COL and interest rates double whammy, combined with inadequate pay rise.

Louisa259 · 11/10/2022 22:15

15% to base and 25% quarterly bonus

PriamFarrl · 11/10/2022 22:15

TheRubyRedshoes · 11/10/2022 21:55

Well done op.

No one wants to strike it's a brave thing to do.
However are the support staff also striking! Because if not they are probably being landed with huge classes and stess and they are on even less wage.

No. No one is allowed to cover a striking teachers class.

RamsayEaster · 11/10/2022 22:17

Wage only increased as the minimum wage went up

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Workyticket · 11/10/2022 22:17

PriamFarrl · 11/10/2022 22:15

No. No one is allowed to cover a striking teachers class.

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They absolutely are allowed!

They can't be forced and can say no if asked.

Some of my colleagues covered for me last week which I was pissed off about but it was their choice

Senior managers have been covering (and making an absolute shit show of it!)

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