Pay rise Advise

[Michy78]

I would correct your boss in writing then. Tell her you haven't had a salary review since 2018 as a one-off bonus is not a change in salary, although of course it is possible you had pay reviews the past four years and received nothing which should be ringing alarm bells anyway if you are underpaid. If she won't acknowledge this fact, then that's maybe the time to copy in the Boss/HR to query this error.

Just to clarify a bonus is not the same as pay rise . A bonus is discretionary based on the company performance and yes it was paid into my salary so if we want to generalize the terminology it is a salary "review" but in my case, on average, it is more a pay cut as it was only 1-1.5%

What I requested to my manager, it is a pay rise / salary review based on my achievements , additional duties and performance .She replied that the salary review for this year is around 3% but this is purely referred to the company performance with the client and not my personal development and goals which have stated to her in bullet points , along with the clients positive feedbacks. She did not make even a single reference to this but said that for this year my salary will not be reviewed.

 

[Michy78]

OK I feel like this discussion is going round in circles as a couple of people have have tried to clarify this, I'll try and be as simple and as explicit as possible.

Based on what you have stated, you have NOT had a salary review. A bonus is not a salary review.
Your salary has remained unchanged since 2018.
You have requested a salary review, but your boss has incorrectly stated that the bonus was the salary review.
If your boss refuses to acknowledge that you have not had a salary review, this needs to be raised with HR in the first instance. You've stated this is just one person so if you don't get anywhere with that, bring it to the attention of the senior management.

Almost spot on .. my salary has changed because the bonus is paid on my salary yearly so as a result my salary increased couple £100 but it is not a Pay rise
As far I am aware a pay rise is not compulsory hence why i was seeking advise on how to approach a negotiation with her proving that her point is invalid . Also 3% gross does not even cover 1/3 of the inflation rate in London so it is peanuts

Of course it is time for me to move on but i need to try to get more until i am there

 

[Michy78]

To All of you , I don't understand why are you making it so complicated?

I explained that the bonus it was added on top of my salary therefore as a result my salary has increased only few £ 100 , PEANUTS ...... It was only 1% per year .Whether you want to call it bonus, salary review/salary increase ,IT IS NOT A PAY RISE

As i explained several times ,This bonus is not based on my performance and achievements but rather a company performance hence why I approached my manager about asking a pay rise . I hope tit is clear for all

The point i also raised with her , It is that based on my job role and experience, the midpoint salary should be around 10% more .So whether i took a salary increase of 1% and you want to call it salary review ,I am still underpaid.

 

[Michy78]

I rest my case ... THANK YOU ALL