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factors you have to think about first:
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the rate of inflation
: `. \( \1 o8 _. c6 owhere you live and work and the costs of living associated with the area, and in relation to other geographical locations where company employs people
4 q0 I- C; T' {- X! ~the company's position concerning staff turn-over, retention, recruitment and head-count (ie increasing, reducing, or static; in accordance with planned levels or not)
1 {- h( q* J5 O( H% W/ x1 I2 Nthe company's trading performance (relative to budgeted costs and planned sales and profitability)9 w- [ Z( A4 V8 Z0 ~. z& f
the available budget your company has for pay rises (which is usually none, apart from annual salary review time)3 D7 M* j/ }5 N0 q# b' ]/ z4 j; u
the company's last company-wide salary review, and the range of % increases awarded
' r3 z6 W8 [) E4 x% z/ K! V6 Ythe company's next company-wide salary review, and the likely range of % increases1 J& _5 |( m1 k( U6 t J
what precedents would be set for other employees by giving you a rise (this is often a significant issue for the company)0 I+ d J" w- r. K8 A7 B. A: X
how valued you are to your boss and company
4 g2 a" C; u9 m4 p4 Fhow easy it would be for them to replace you with someone of similar capability and value at the same or less salary
4 ~# U# G9 z: \7 v! @) Y0 H: Lhow much extra responsibility and/or you are prepared to take on7 Z) C+ ], [5 A! [
how much extra effort you are prepared to put into the job and how ambitious you are
% x8 M4 n, O) }) ~and, very importantly, what you will do if you don't get a raise or salary increase (ie., how much you want to stay with your present company and how confident you are that you could find a better job elsewhere) |
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