Semi-retired employee wants more $$ for special projects
Moria
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We have an employee who is is 62 and taking early semi-retirement.
She had decided that she wanted to continue working on a part-
time "special projects" status for us. Since she is such a valuable
employee and the fact that I have several departments vying for her
every hour we had agreed to accomodate her. Well, as with all good
things this has come to an end. She now tells us that she has mis-
calculated her gross amount she can earn this year and from now on
for every $2 we pay her she has to pay $1 in tax. So her resolution
to this problem is that we pay her instead of the $10.00 per hour,
we pay her $15.00. Hey if I could I would. First we are a not-for-profit
with that said the other reason is equity for other employees. The other
part is that after the first of the year she has agreed to come back and
do a 4 month stint for an employee that is going on sabbatical. Does she
go back to $10.00. I wouldn't, if I was valued higher in November and
December of 2002, I sure would not be less valued in 2003.
I have a supervisor that is pretty insistent upon paying her the $15.00,
our CFO is vasilating. What should I do?
Help, this needs to be resolved this week. Thanks.
She had decided that she wanted to continue working on a part-
time "special projects" status for us. Since she is such a valuable
employee and the fact that I have several departments vying for her
every hour we had agreed to accomodate her. Well, as with all good
things this has come to an end. She now tells us that she has mis-
calculated her gross amount she can earn this year and from now on
for every $2 we pay her she has to pay $1 in tax. So her resolution
to this problem is that we pay her instead of the $10.00 per hour,
we pay her $15.00. Hey if I could I would. First we are a not-for-profit
with that said the other reason is equity for other employees. The other
part is that after the first of the year she has agreed to come back and
do a 4 month stint for an employee that is going on sabbatical. Does she
go back to $10.00. I wouldn't, if I was valued higher in November and
December of 2002, I sure would not be less valued in 2003.
I have a supervisor that is pretty insistent upon paying her the $15.00,
our CFO is vasilating. What should I do?
Help, this needs to be resolved this week. Thanks.
Comments
Really, it boils down to a decision about just how valuable this employee is. She may continue working, even if you don't give her the large raise she is requesting. However, she may refuse future projects if she does not get the raise. My inclination would be to not give her the raise and take the chance that she quits over it, but I don't know how valuable her skills are. In this economy, however, there are lots of very qualified people looking for jobs and the business needs to insure that everyone has a sucession plan -- in otherwords that the skills are transferrable. However, it may be that you are still getting a bargain at 15$ per hour. That's something only you can determine.
Good Luck!