What was your pay increase this year?

What was your pay increase this year?

  • I got a pay cut

    Votes: 13 3.0%

  • No increase for me

    Votes: 114 26.1%

  • Between 0% - 5%

    Votes: 124 28.4%

  • Expected average increase of 6%

    Votes: 59 13.5%

  • Between 7% - 10%

    Votes: 45 10.3%

  • Above 10%

    Votes: 51 11.7%

  • Other

    Votes: 30 6.9%
  • Total voters
    436
10%, first increase in two years but it was also due to the fact that a senior position was vacated, they were not replaced and I took on some of their portfolio.
 
thestaggy said:
10%, first increase in two years but it was also due to the fact that a senior position was vacated, they were not replaced and I took on some of their portfolio.
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Seems to be happening more and more.
 
maumau said:
Seems to be happening more and more.
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Yep.

Happened at my previous company as well. Covid cuts and voluntary resignations saw the company gut a layer of middle management. They were not replaced but the folks below them in frontline supervisory roles, which included me, had their job scopes expanded with minimal increases.

Trimming the salary bill through attrition.
 
thestaggy said:
Yep.

Happened at my previous company as well. Covid cuts and voluntary resignations saw the company gut a layer of middle management. They were not replaced but the folks below them in frontline supervisory roles, which included me, had their job scopes expanded with minimal increases.

Trimming the salary bill through attrition.
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Indeed.

We had 2 deaths during 2023 (heart attack and emphysema) , neither person was replaced - and this is in a small company.
 
I was expecting 5%, hoping for 8%. Was surprised with 20.25% on my CTC backdated till April. Received a nice little bonus in backpay and about 15% on my nett salary. I have so much spare cash now I might have to go look for a Nigerian prince with millions to move.
 
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2% increase on pension. Luckily I have investments and a reasonable pension.
 
Was told today “the best we can do is 1%”
And it was only done because they suspect I want to pack my bags and go.
Reality is I can’t find another job so I sit…

Meanwhile I see the corporate spending and trumpet blasts on Teams about how much profit was made
 
EmmanuelGoldstein said:
Was told today “the best we can do is 1%”
And it was only done because they suspect I want to pack my bags and go.
Reality is I can’t find another job so I sit…

Meanwhile I see the corporate spending and trumpet blasts on Teams about how much profit was made
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Got the same issue. 4.5% next year 3.5 next year 2.5 than got bought out.then 6% than this year 5 %. I went on a go slow sort of when we hit 2%. Around that time started a sideline thing.

Boss had a meeting asking what's the matter and I literally told him. I will no longer work myself to the bone for this company and there's no way I'm going back to working the way I used even if you start giving decent increases again ,the damage is done. And I'm more relaxed day to day for it.

Genuinely think it's done to boost confidence in shareholders and bump up share price.
In turn,Upper level guys get nice bonuses and their nice dividends While keeping their costs down.
 
We had a silly corporate survey a while back.
No one I know completed it.

Afterwards the powers that be declared themselves best employer in the country. Damn joke these guys
 
working my *** off to ensure staff get a minimum double-digit % increase again. I hope when i'm in the mental institute they will visit me :)
Maybe bring me some padded toys to play with...
 
Curt889 said:
Got the same issue. 4.5% next year 3.5 next year 2.5 than got bought out.then 6% than this year 5 %. I went on a go slow sort of when we hit 2%. Around that time started a sideline thing.

Boss had a meeting asking what's the matter and I literally told him. I will no longer work myself to the bone for this company and there's no way I'm going back to working the way I used even if you start giving decent increases again ,the damage is done. And I'm more relaxed day to day for it.

Genuinely think it's done to boost confidence in shareholders and bump up share price.
In turn,Upper level guys get nice bonuses and their nice dividends While keeping their costs down.
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My man, since I’ve been here and seen how poor the increases were last year I’ve decided to stop caring. I put in about 60% that’s it… they don’t deserve a drop more.

Nothing they can do either. They know I have them for other things like discrimination but I am keeping all my cards close to my chest for the day I need to put them down and fukk them up in one foul swoop with the labor department and the SAHRC
 
Curt889 said:
We had a silly corporate survey a while back.
No one I know completed it.

Afterwards the powers that be declared themselves best employer in the country. Damn joke these guys
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There was a survey a week ago and a reminder this week to do it… both emails went to FILE #13
 
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