Salary increases for 2013

[MagicDude4Eva]

I am not quite sure where the expectation for an increase comes from just to match inflation. Poor performers get nothing and top performers will be extremely well rewarded. That's economics-101. Everyone is affected by the economic changes and where will it stop if the workforce asks to be compensated for electricity hikes, etoll, food price increases, increase in school fees etc.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Unfortunately anything over 0% (CPI not taken into account) is an increase... its not the companies problem if you can't buy the same stuff this year that you did last year.

Anything over CPI is an increase, anything on CPI is keeping your salary in line and anything below that is a decrease.

So you also believe companies should keep their prices static even though their costs also increase because its not their problem if they could not buy the stuff this year that they did last year

 

[MickeyD]

I am not quite sure where the expectation for an increase comes from just to match inflation. Poor performers get nothing and top performers will be extremely well rewarded. That's economics-101. Everyone is affected by the economic changes and where will it stop if the workforce asks to be compensated for electricity hikes, etoll, food price increases, increase in school fees etc.

+5.8%

 

[Crowley]

If you do not take care of the employees/assets that make you money, you're not going to grow or stay open long. So it is their problem.

The company I work for has a huge staff turnaround because of this. Unfortunately lower level IT techies are a dime a dozen so they just employ more.

Poor performers get nothing and top performers will be extremely well rewarded.

In theory yes. Although if you are outsourced to another company where you do your job very well but since their servers didn't all die and you saved the day nobody noticed you. Then you can end up with 0% increase.

 

[Messugga]

The company I work for has a huge staff turnaround because of this. Unfortunately lower level IT techies are a dime a dozen so they just employ more.

Increases is one way to handle staff turnover. My employer is using retention bonuses as a motivation for guys to stay on as they struggled with turnover as well. Resign within the year you have received your bonus and you have to pay it back. It's working fairly well so far.

 

[Crowley]

Increases is one way to handle staff turnover. My employer is using retention bonuses as a motivation for guys to stay on as they struggled with turnover as well. Resign within the year you have received your bonus and you have to pay it back. It's working fairly well so far.

That is another thing we don't get. Any sort of bonus.

 

[Mila]

0-2%

again. And when you ask why they say be thankfull.

 

[kripstoe]

Pointless question. Increases should be performance linked, so there isn't really one fixed fair percentage.

I'd be fckin pissed though if mine isn't consistently above CPI at least.

Pointless expectation. Not really. I agree.

And it's not a pointless question. Performance linked yes. If you are realistic, a performer, know your skill level and have some business sense you will have a percentage increase in your head that you'll be happy with. Proved by the fact that nobody here has expected increases waaaaay above inflation.

 

[bullzeye.za]

I wouldn't accept 10%

Not only is there inflation to beat, but companies set higher targets each year, and you add more value with the experience you've gained in that year.

 

[Carol35]

Husband is going into 3rd year with no increase, no bonus, no nothing. IT industry
I received 6% last year i think plus bonus, this year I suspect the same. Auto parts industry(to be vague), and business is booming!

 

[ToxicBunny]

Anything over CPI is an increase, anything on CPI is keeping your salary in line and anything below that is a decrease.

So you also believe companies should keep their prices static even though their costs also increase because its not their problem if they could not buy the stuff this year that they did last year

From my point of view as an employee I agree with you completely.

But from a companies point of view, they are not obliged to increase your salary at all to match CPI or anything of the sort unless its in the employment contract, so anything over 0% is an increase.

 

[Cius]

We only get raises in April and hear what they will be in March. I expect a bonus of about 1.5-2x my monthly salary and perhaps an increase of between 5 and 6%.

 

[Vegeta]

4-5%

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

If you have performed well over the last 12 months you should have received any increase >6% and a performance bonus of at least 1 month's salary over December. Increases and bonuses are all about staff performance and unfortunately too many people feel entitled to get a 100% bonus every year or have an increase based on inflation.

 

[Sinbad]

Except I get increases and bonuses on 1 August.

 

[ichigo]

Wish I got bigger increases in my salary here and I usually get it in April since thats when I started 5 years ago.

was R960 per 4 weeks (R30 an hour for 4 days a month) then increased to R1104 (R34.50 an hour for 4 days a month)

15% increase after 5 years for admin accounting

 

[reactor_sa]

Cpi linked increases are fine if you are market related, but when you are at least 20% below market related then 7.2% average last 2 years just doesn't cut it. FFS. I need a new job.

 

[satanboy]

4-5%

same....maybe as low as 3% (and this if for good performers, you have to walk on water to get 5%)

 

[TowerGuru]

Our KPI's have to be in by the end of the month. Will see how i do when bonus and increase kicks in in April. My KPI was close to walking on water so I'm hoping for a nice bonela.

 

[GazWrack]

Also, thinking about it now. Increases on cash portion only, or cost to company (CTC) amount? The last time I had benefits was with my first company.

If you're CTC then they increase the whole package.