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So how much of a % pay rise did you get this year?

155 replies

Conniethesensible · 13/12/2020 19:35

I’ve just heard one of my friends got a “60%” payrise. she’s in a industry that has grown rapidly during the pandemic (online retail)

I had a £500 increase. An increase of 2% which tbh I was incredibly grateful for. I’m just glad I have a job! (Catering company)

If anyone else fancies sharing, please feel free and your thoughts about it

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wantmorenow · 14/12/2020 16:36

Teacher. 0% this year , 1% last year, moved jobs year before and lost £2k pa. Going backwards.

TabbyStar · 14/12/2020 16:38

Also self-employed -40%

Paddingtonthebear · 14/12/2020 16:52

None. The business I work for is hanging on by a thread

shallbe · 14/12/2020 17:05

@wantmorenow sorry to sound rude but how? I thought teachers across the board were given pay rises this year, are you in the private sector?

Mooey89 · 14/12/2020 17:07
  1. But everyone clapped for us on Thursdays and I got an NHS mug today so that’s ok.
GuyFawkesDay · 14/12/2020 17:08

No, teacher pay rise was cancelled. Nurses kept theirs, as did doctors.

Teacher pay is awful now compared with when I started. Not had raises really since 2008, and pension contributions gone up a lot.

It's a fabulous job for security, granted, but you don't go into it for the fame and fortune 🤣

catsmother20 · 14/12/2020 18:13

@GuyFawkesDay I don't think so? I'm pretty sure all public sector (myself included, non NHS) kept 20-21, it's 2021-22 that's cancelled? Although are teachers' financial years sep-aug? In which case I guess it would appear they got no rise this year, but they're in the same position as most of us just that they feel the freeze sooner if their financial year starts sooner.

Gemma2019 · 14/12/2020 20:18

No payrise this year but still getting my bonus, which was really unexpected.

Upupupintheair · 14/12/2020 22:36

10% payrise but only because of a job move (internally) had i stayed in my current role it would be 0% at best or redundancy (I work in travel) as my old team is going through consultation - thanking my lucky stars!

wantmorenow · 15/12/2020 09:07

shallbe currently work in FE sector moving to an academy sixth form. Neither has to follow the state sector. They make up their own scales.

wantmorenow · 15/12/2020 09:09

In 2012 I was top of normal scale and earned 32k ish, now earn 33.5k plus pay more into pension as minimum contributions went up. Also pensionable age jumped from 60 to 67 for what I paying for. Definitely going backwards. Workload greater.

Fressia123 · 15/12/2020 09:12

14% pay increase.

fromdownwest · 15/12/2020 09:15

Very sobering to see many fellow self employed posting similar year on year losses to me.

Will be interesting when we received our brown envelope Christmas Cards from HMRC next year. The amount of money going into the pot will be down significantly. Tough times ahead for sure.

Youngatheart00 · 15/12/2020 09:18

Zero

IHateThesePosts · 15/12/2020 09:27

Lost 20%, then lost my job and was rememployed by a ‘sister company’ at half the wage.
DH got promoted, he lost 5% of his salary and now works at least 2 hours extra a day. We’ve both worked throughout with no break. Im so fed up

MaverickDanger · 15/12/2020 09:39

Won’t find out till Feb but hoping for at least 4% and a bonus.

I got 9% last year and this year our team of 14 have saved 750 jobs in our business, and I’ve worked 60+ hours since March so think something is deserved.

Possums4evr · 15/12/2020 09:41

Zero, and no bonuses. Glad to have a secure job though.

Chesneyhawkes1 · 15/12/2020 09:42

I've been in my job 17 years. We get a pay rise every year without fail.

This year I fully expect not to get one. And that's fine by me

PattyPan · 15/12/2020 10:04

1.1% back in mid-March so it was set before the pandemic and yet was still below inflation so a pay cut in real terms (joy of public sector work!).

It’ll be interesting to see whether we get a pay rise next March - we were designated as key workers and have been very busy working all the way through but they have said they’re not doing performance reviews in the normal way and bonuses will be set for each job grade rather than individually calculated based on performance like normal, so I’m not expecting anything much either in the way of bonuses or pay rises.

Bells3032 · 15/12/2020 10:08

2% - the biggest non promotion (ie that i had to apply for a different job for) payrise i've ever had!

irregularegular · 15/12/2020 10:10

Zero. University lecturer. Real pay for lecturers has fallen 15-20% in last 10 years.

santasmincepie · 15/12/2020 10:16

2%, but that was back in March. I'm fairly confident that it will be 0% next time. I'm just grateful to have a job. 819,000 fewer jobs now than there were in March Sad

NotSure94 · 15/12/2020 10:18

I've not had a payrise in 10 years (private sector project management and some other bits) - its a small company and we get treated well in general, decent pension contribution and shares and even a christmas party (zoom this year) and the people are nice so I don't really mind.

Rainbowandscarlett · 15/12/2020 10:22

We get a rise based on how well we do (I’m hourly paid)

I got a glowing,all singing,couldn’t-fault-me-at-all review

I waited to find out how much my raise was

drumroll

2p an hour more…

Ghouliet · 15/12/2020 10:23

£0

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