Anyone done this

[Lois92731]

I earn 30k and work full time and my workplace have HR department
Id like a 10% payrise due to costs of everything increasing

Would I BU to email HR and ask them what they would expect of me to earn £33k?

First place to start would be a conversation with your line manager in most places, not HR. Do you have a good relationship with them?

Have you had an annual review yet? Do you have an inkling of how a meeting like that would go? It’s not so much about COL but rather do you see your worth to them as 10% more? If so, absolutely damn well ask for that raise. Give them good reasons (did you get a raise for inflation last year? When was the last time) it can’t just be, I want more money.

When did you last get a pause rise/review?

Our company budgeted a "whopping" 3% per person which is the expected that everyone eligible will get

However I negotiated on behalf of one of my direct reports to get 7%. This was based on a set of key business objectives being achieved and was very easy to measure it as in the team hit target or not. This was approved and team member very happy and so am I.

So it can be done, speak to your manager, explain the reasons why you "deserve" it and go from there

Getting around 2% a year at the moment.

I have good relationship with manager. Ok yes I should speak to them but for 10% i guess they will expect more of me

It’s not quite as simple as just wanting more money and asking for it, you’d need to make your case. So as others have said:

1. Do you deserve it i.e. have you exceeded targets, have you delivered on a crucial project or brought in £££ of business somehow, are you mentoring/training other colleagues, are you more experienced, have you got a new and distinct qualification that benefits business, have you got client connections etc

2. What is the typical market salary for your job? If it’s 27k and you’re already on 30k then you’re not going to get any extra. If the market average is 35k then you can try to argue you’re underpaid and would be thinking of leaving if it can’t be matched.

3. It depends on your employer/area. If it’s council, civil service, NHS etc- the answer is no. Pay is set by grade. If private then you have more wiggle room to negotiate but again, you’d need to fight for why you deserve it, not just want it.