Notifying Employees of Wage Scale Adjustments
Dgross
21 Posts
We are in the process of adjusting our wage scale to reflect current market changes.
I would love some ideas on the most effective approach of communicating these changes to the staff. Not all employees will be receiving an adjustment on this round due to budget restraints. I would really like to avoid any hard feelings or miscommunications.
Any suggestions are appreciated!!
I would love some ideas on the most effective approach of communicating these changes to the staff. Not all employees will be receiving an adjustment on this round due to budget restraints. I would really like to avoid any hard feelings or miscommunications.
Any suggestions are appreciated!!
Comments
Something that I do when employees feel underpaid, or we're wondering how much a position SHOULD pay is check out our state DOL's website - do you use it? It's [url]www.nebraskaworkforce.com[/url]. Let me know if you would like help navigating - there is a TON of info but it can be hard to find. Great resource, though. You can search by occupation (of course) and by region of our great state, and it also shows surrounding states so you know what Kansas is up to.
How have you handled it in the past?
I am considering sending a notice to employees directly at their home address to avoid discussions at work with employees who will not be receiving the increase.
Regarding your managers - that's a tough row to hoe. I have tried to form relationships with mine to get them to see me as a person because there is a lot of s*** that rolls uphill here (and you thought that was only in Lincoln x;-)). If I have a good relationship with them, they're less likely to blame me. I have seen an improvement in the year I've been here, so if "it's always been that way" for you, there may still be hope. We did have to come down pretty hard on a mgr - I don't think it did much for our overall morale, but he snapped into his place pretty quickly.
Ah, well, the good news is they'll still have to cross state lines to gamble their increases away!