If you think you’re worth a 10% pay rise let 10% be your starting point. Don’t give your boss a discount before you’ve even had the conversation.”Get into a positive frame of mind when asking for a pay rise. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAMeet face to faceCarve out a specific time to talk to your manager – ideally at a time you know they aren’t going to be busy or distracted – and make sure you make the pay rise request face to face. “You want to put your promotion or pay rise request in terms of how it’s going to help them with their issues.”They will be thinking about how they can get their own pay rise or promotion, and freeing up more of their time so they can meet their own targets will appeal to them. “The employer will put an offer on the table or the union will put a request for a pay rise on the table, and they’ll bargain over that,” says Kevin Rowan, a Trades Union Congress spokesperson.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2022 17:54 UTC