How would you approach this? Work Related

Eeeeek tricky, are you sure he is coming in on the £10 per hour and isn't just saying that? Or is he with an agency? Some temps don't get holiday pay but get extra per hour I think.

Is he doing exactly the same job as you? If he is and he is getting paid more that surely cannot be right? Maybe someone from a HR point of view can help... Id be weary of bringing it up until you can be sure he is getting more wages than you!

Good Luck!!

If he's doing a different job to you, I'm not sure you'd have grounds for complaint. He may have different levels of responsibility, different assessments of risk, higher market demand etc.

Are you sure it's not a bit of showing off?

He is currently working self employed but is going onto contract as a permanent member of staff. When I was talking to him a little while ago, he said he wouldn't go onto contract unless he got £10 per hour. He would then also get holiday and sick pay too.

I feel really sad that they value him at £10 per hour and me at just under £9.00 per hour when I have practically built up the office, from nothing!! He works in the warehouse and I run the office. I know the two jobs don't compare but if anything, I would say I had more responsibility as when the boss is out, I manage him and the tasks he has to do!!

They would also be really mortified if they knew I was feeling this way as I know they truly value me, but obviously not as much as the warehouse person!

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Tis just the way some businesses run. If you do different roles you won't have an argument. I worked in an office and my role was a necessity, it kept the business running smoothly, people wouldn't get paid If I didn't do wages etc. I was pennies above minimum wage. The builders and plumbers I paid were on £10-£15 an hour with bonuses ? I agree its not fair though

You don't have a legal standing so whether you bring it up or not would depend on how well you think it will be received.

If you genuinely think you should be on a comparable wage, and you think you can talk honestly about it with your boss then maybe mention it but be prepared for the usual gumpf about it being a different job, requiring different skills etc.

Just the way it is sometimes I'm afraid.

Before going back into education OH worked in a warehouse and he was paid £12.50 an hour. My salaried position now works out less per hour than that, and I run all of purchasing for the company.

So essentially you would be asking for an 18% Payrise rather than a 5% one? I think I can guess what your employers response would be.

You do different jobs, it sucks but it's just the way things are. Personally I'd take the 5% and be grateful. You don't know for sure how much the other guy earns and unless he's in a similar role you don't really have an argument.

Thanks for all your replies. Wouldn't the fact that I manage him count for anything though? surely he can't earn more than me, when I manage him and his tasks/jobs?? That's like me earning more than my boss ?

Are you actually his line manager though?

I don't think so.

Why would it? Otherwise, every PA would get paid more than the surgeon they work for.

I would leave him out of it and upon being told 'officially' about my pay rise, maybe say something like the following:

"I am grateful for this recognition of my hard work over the past x months. However, I do feel that a pay rise to take me to £x per hour / a pay rise of x% would be more commensurate with the value I have brought to the company. In the past year / x months I have done xyz and take on a great deal of responsibility. Would there be any possibility of you having another look at my pay in order to make it more of a fair recompense for my hard work and the value I consistently bring?"

ETA don't just take my word for it though, in my line of work we all get paid according to national payscales so this situation would never actually occur!

According to my boss! he says when he's not around, I am responsible for what he does etc!!

Thanks, we are only a very small company, only 5 employees. I just feel a bit hurt that I have put so much effort and time and hard work into this job and someone walks in and goes straight on to £10 per hour!!

Don't get me wrong, I am not ungrateful for any sort of pay rise but I do feel after all my time and effort to get where we are today that £10 per hour is not unreasonable. Maybe i'm wrong?

I am always at the end of a phone or email, even when I am not in the office, I only work 3 days per week but may as well work 5 for the amount of times I get called or emailed at home! I never complain about this either, just get on with it.

Would you be capable of covering his job? Does he have any qualifications and extra training that you don't? It;s hard when we don't know your roles.

Is what you are earning now (or with the 5% payrise) the going rate for your job title?

So you stand in for the boss of the company when he's not there? How often do you do this? How long have you been left in charge? Do you have to do any extra jobs when you stand in like this?

You might have grounds for a discussion about pay on ^^^. Forget the comparisons to other members of staff.

Personally I would be looking for compensation for this rather than comparing your role to another staff member.

I don't this is unusual. It's happened to me twice that I know of. I have managed people with more experience with me, so they were on a higher pay level. No big deal really.