Witholding pay raise

[thumper18474]

Looking for suggestions/comments

We negotiated a 2% wage hike a year ago
2% in 2021
2% in 2022
No one noticed until a month after the 2022 hike was supposed to kick in that we never got the bump.
When confronted with it Mngmt's excuse was
"We decided to hold off on the raise so we could figure out if we could give you more because of the COLA..inflation and so on..with the provincial government picking up the difference."(we're provincial).
It's been months and no raise yet!
So what's the next step??
Is this a case of Unfair Labor practice worthy of going to the MOL?

 

[Jenesis]

Looking for suggestions/comments

We negotiated a 2% wage hike a year ago
2% in 2021
2% in 2022
No one noticed until a month after the 2022 hike was supposed to kick in that we never got the bump.
When confronted with it Mngmt's excuse was
"We decided to hold off on the raise so we could figure out if we could give you more because of the COLA..inflation and so on..with the provincial government picking up the difference."(we're provincial).
It's been months and no raise yet!
So what's the next step??
Is this a case of Unfair Labor practice worthy of going to the MOL?

Aren’t you unionized? Wouldn’t this be an issue for them?

A collective effort is required for sure. I don’t know how you take the province to the labour board.

 

[stinkynuts]

Even a 2% pay "raise" is actually a paycut. With inflation at 9% a year, you are working for 7% less in effect.

 

[thumper18474]

Not unionized just contractorfor Govt
2% was neg. In 2021 before shit hit fan

 

[johnd5050]

Not unionized just contractorfor Govt
2% was neg. In 2021 before shit hit fan

Sorry to say this but "You might be shit out of luck"

 

[thumper18474]

Sorry to say this but "You might be shit out of luck"

We'd settle for getting what we were due but we still havent

 

[johnd5050]

We'd settle for getting what we were due but we still havent

Wish you good luck. I feel your pain, just don't waste money to litigate this.
Corporate greed at its best. Economics out weight the 2% raise

 

[Uncharted]

Looking for suggestions/comments

We negotiated a 2% wage hike a year ago
2% in 2021
2% in 2022
No one noticed until a month after the 2022 hike was supposed to kick in that we never got the bump.
When confronted with it Mngmt's excuse was
"We decided to hold off on the raise so we could figure out if we could give you more because of the COLA..inflation and so on..with the provincial government picking up the difference."(we're provincial).
It's been months and no raise yet!
So what's the next step??
Is this a case of Unfair Labor practice worthy of going to the MOL?

Do you have the negotiated increase in writing, both signed by you and the company?
If so, contact an employment lawyer. This could very well be considered a constructed dismissal.
At the very least you should send a written letter of protest to management that you officially do not accept this action by them. This then makes it clear that you never agreed to the action, and makes it legally harder for them to do it again with the argument that they set a precedent by you accepting when they did it before.

 

[poker]

Verbally negotiated… or on paper somewhere?

 

[thumper18474]

Verbally negotiated… or on paper somewhere?

On paper
Signed by mngmt and Emp.rep

 

[poker]

On paper
Signed by mngmt and Emp.rep

See an employment lawyer…

 

[fall]

Wish you good luck. I feel your pain, just don't waste money to litigate this.
Corporate greed at its best. Economics out weight the 2% raise

You realized that the employer was the government, not the corporation, right? (see post #4). Also, how do you feel about the 1% limit on federal employees salary increase that is going on for a few years now? Government greed?

 

[johnd5050]

You realized that the employer was the government, not the corporation, right? (see post #4). Also, how do you feel about the 1% limit on federal employees salary increase that is going on for a few years now? Government greed?

Got it. He is in a deeper pile of crap now trying to fight the government. Years of litigation and excuses.
And yes to government greed on the 1% limit, unless the government is broke.