Job in your department with better benefits than current staff

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So anyway I work in a team of people a big company we don’t all do the exact same work but based on experience slightly different job title .
anyway recruiting for a while for another member of the team no secret we all know and welcome it as very busy .
I’ve seen it advertised previously but recently I’ve seen it advertised on a recruitment website . It doesn’t say my company but the details I’m 100% certain it is as mentions the company description , the town and the size of the company etc .
anyway the job mentions salary which ok
the bonus is double of the maximum I get and the holidays which I’m most annoyed is several days more than any of us get .
I’m guessing to attract someone as previous advertising was non existent.
I’m very tempted to bring this up and ask for more annual leave .
what do you think ?

We got nowhere in my company when they were advertising a role with a higher starting salary than the current increment some of us were on. They brushed it away saying they had to increase the starting salary due to market forces.

I think it’s wrong, I would be pissed off about the extra holidays in particular.

Salary not as annoyed as people do negotiate salary but annual leave & bonus .
it’s possible this new person may have masses of experience but it’s a total kick in the teeth for the rest of us especially those who’ve worked there a few years that someone new is starting on much better package then we will never get .

@wineisallyouneed this may sound silly but it’s not. Apply for the job and they will likely ask why and you can explain.

It may be the recruiter talking rubbish. I've seen all sorts of outright lies to get people out the door. I'd just ask my manager directly

Thanks for the comments . I can’t really apply for the job as it’s recruitment agency so they aren’t going to put me for the same job I’m doing .
anyway funnily enough when I looked the day after the advert was gone , I’m wondering if they put wrong information in but maybe they got enough interest and pulled it I don’t know .
anyway I’ve decided to use it if I need to and on my next annual meeting I’m going to approach the request for more annual leave .

I'm having to do this at the moment, recruit the same job role but pay more. I've got people in the last 3-6 months on £24k but I've had no applicants when I advertise directly and I've used 4 agencies for 2 months now with only to candidates turning up for interview.

This is market forces in action. Im raising the salary to £28k. Everything else the same. I don't think my existing staff will see the advert. Once I actually manage to successfully recruit at this salary and they start, I intend to address it with my team. Half are underperforming. They will get very clear metrics to meet, and then get a pay rise to match. If they don't meet it, they can continue on the lower salary, but not forever. They are underperforming and will eventually be replaced if that carries on.

OP - I suggest you have an open conversation with your line manager or dept head and explain how you feel. If market forces are pushing the salary up, do they intend to roll that out across the dept for those who are performing, or do they want their best people to go to market and get a better salary somewhere else?