If I have worked for a year in the same company and they have a 4% increase policy after my 1 year evaluation review but I got promoted to a higher pay position, can I still get the 4% increase?
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If I have worked for a year in the same company and they have a 4% increase policy after my 1 year evaluation review but I got promoted to a higher pay position, can I still get the 4% increase?
I have worked for a year in the same company and they have a 4% increase policy after my 1 year evaluation review. However, I got promoted to a higher pay position. Can I still get the 4% increase?
Asked on April 24, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
An increase such as this payable at your employer's discretion, unless there exists an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary. The fact is that most work relationships are "at will", which means that a business can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
It is up to your employer whether you get the increase plus promotion. Unless you have a written employmment contract guarantying that you will get the increase no matter what, your compensation--what you are paid; any raises; etc.--is 100% under your employer's sole control.
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