How often should you get a raise or earnings increase?

I normally get a raise once a year. But sometimes when one is new they get a raise after 90 days. But one place I worked as an incentive to come to work they gave us bonus days. For every quarter you didn't miss or was not late you earned 8 hours off. That was nice. Then they changed it and you earned a $25 gift card to wal-mart. This always agrivated me as this was only for workers in our plant. We could not get in on the action. It made me mad as I didn't get the benefits and I was there all the time, because I was hourly admin.

I get paid decent, but not well. I have no benefits either, no paid holidays or vacatons, no medical insurance ot anything like that. I haven't missed any time in three years the reason I never take time off is that I can't afford to. I don't know how to make people take pride in their work or their work ethics. Todays work force is very uncaring about things like ethics. I usually get a raise once a year, and because my company is on a fiscal year I get a retro active raise around christmas time, I get a Christmas bonus and sometimes a general bonus if the company has good profits....It is a non profit company so they either use profits for building maintenance or upgardes and return to employees. One year the bonus was equivalent to two weeks pay. I think you should do evaluations and maybe dock pay for being late or missing work. Make up a list of things you want corrected and figure out a penalty for neglecting to do them. If you are hiring through a temp agency just tell them that their work is not acceptable. The temp service can fine them since they are under contract.

well for me to like to go to work I have to like where I am working. The environment needs to be friendly and if I know I will get a raise if I preform a certain way it will make me work harder. It would be easier for me to respond to this if I knew what type of business you run. Make sure you tell your employees before hiring them what you expect them to do and what they will get in return for good work. If it were me i would advertize whatever type of bonuses your offering it may get you more workers that want to work. you could also try screening who you hire by finding out what type of work they prefer so that you have people liking their jobs.

My boss gives me a raise twice in a year;which is about 20-25% of my monthly salary.Thats just about fine for me.Incentives are strictly based on our performances.I won't get paid for the day i take off. I guess your very nice and caring attitude towards your employees encourage them to be laid-back and play hookey from work whenever they feel like. I'd be very strict on leave policy,had i been a manager.

I think a $1 raise is a lot. But, after a week you can tell better what kind of employee they are going to be. I would make a chart with everyones name on it and give them a star when they show up on time and maybe a different colored one if they do a good job that day. Then give them a bonus with their next paycheck based on how many stars they have for being there every day and doing a good job. It sounds kind of childish, but I'm seen it work before. And, maybe you shouldn't provide lunch for them, maybe you are being too nice and they think they can get away with more.

It doesn't seem like any of these employees would deserve a raise! I guess it all depends on their performance, dependability, and how long they work for you. But, I would take all factors into consideration as a whole..not just one. For example, I wouldn't give a raise to someone who has been there a year but calls in once a week. Another example: I would be willing to give someone a raise if they weren't there very long but was a hard worker and dependable. I also think gift certificates are neat. When I worked, my boss would give a $25 gift certificate for the employee of the month. I received it once and really liked that idea.

A raise is great, but if you want to attract better quality long term employees, I would consider looking into what benefits you can offer your employees. Are there ways you can improve that? Most people looking for a job that are thinking about loyalty to the company and a long term commitment are looking at the benefits they will expect to receive on the job. I know that benefits can be difficult to offer for some small businesses, but the government has been working to make some improvements in this area. You can also start small. Look at what you can do and start from there. Offering benefits might save you money in the long run if you have better more productive employees who are committed to their jobs and happy where they are at. They will be more willing to go the extra mile and not be looking for something better to come along. Just something to consider.

I'd say that for an entry level job that pays around minimum wage you should be getting a raise of about 25 cents after 6 months. You should then be evaluated each additional 6 months to see if you deserve a further raise and you should be guaranteed something at least once a year.

Since the cost of living increases about every year, I would suggest increasing their salaries every year. It's only fair.

I don't know where you are in the U.S.; if you are in the south, yes, that could work, if you are in California, N.Y. or somewhere like that, uhh uhh; $6 is alright to start, but to me, they need a more higher pay rate. I like what they talk about with this "living wage" thing because a person like myself, I make slightly over $6; I have a second job now; I am here and at other sites making money because I'm about a hustle; However, my job do have decent benefits; Since my father passed, I got three days bereavement and I had good vacation days as well, so I am off for like a week now. If I die tommorrow, the company will pay my family $15G insurance which to me will bury me alright, and perhaps take care of some debts I got floating, but that's it; I also have a good dental and vision, as well as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, but I don't have the BC/BS, because I was in the military and use the VA system which to me is a godsend to some if you ask my opinion. As for raises, it goes by evaluations and what not; but you only get like 3%. If you get a merit raise, that means for something out of the ordinary and/or a promotion, that is like a $1 or more raise. Now you asked quesitons. I will answer; I believe a person should get a raise twice a year; with gas going up and what have you, the salaries should be on a par with the standard of living. If you come to work everyday like myself, then you should get some sort of incentive; I liked the Walmart gift certificate; If you stay with the company a year or so, you should get your pin as well as an incentive; You offer beverages, do you provide or is it in the vending machines? stuff like that. hope that helps. wanted to put my experience plus what I feel one should get.

What kind of company that you had ? $1 Intensive for a week is a little small don't you think ? Don't get me wrong here, but I think it's just not enough to draw those people to come to work and work hard. If you give intensive to them based on their work and their regular work, I think it's much more suitable. Let's say you give them $1 if they not absent in one week. And you give them extra $5 for a week, if they did their job well. It's not much, but it's better than just add $1 in a week. And about the montly bonus, do you announce it to them ? If I get announced for monthly bonus, I will work hard to get that montly bonuses.

many employers have to pay them just their wage only, you are a good heart, should be proud of yourself."Humans are controlled by their minds and each action that it takes is based on the thoughts generated." sharon eiffel, have told in her article.

I think that people who don't show up for work should not have a job. Responsibility and reliability is important if you want your business to succeed. People who show up every day, do good work and treat their co-workers with respect should be rewarded and used as an example to others. If you tell these people that before you hire them, there should be no excuse. Some people just take advantage of your easy going niceness. With the price of gas now and everything else going up because of it, you would think that people would respect their employers more.

we need a hign every six month.So that we can manage the day to day activities and also we enjoy the day.

I want to work for you!. The starting pay is poor, but the fact that you are willing to give raises on a regular basis is great, and it does sound like you care about your employees If I read correctly, your business involves plants, also a plus. I have seen some good advice before my post, like the 90 day raise, and then some attendance incentives, or some profit sharing. Have you considered seeking out older adults to employ? They often would be glad of $6.00 or $6.15 for a starting wage, and many of them take great pride in their work. Best of luck on working at something you enjoy.

I think the $1 raise after a week is pretty good. You could set up something to give them more pay based on how often they show up. At $6 an hour, there isn't a whole lot of incentive to come into work. I think you need to figure out how much you could reasonably afford to pay within the first year. Is that $9 or $10 an hour? If employees knew that by doing certain things they would make a certain amount after a set period, they might be more interested. Few employees will take pride in their work unless they like what they are doing. You could also set up a profit sharing program. I still think the biggest problem is that if an employee does not enjoy their work, more money will not entice them to put more effort into it. Maybe you could set up an award system that had several larger bonuses for attendence and effficiency. Where it would be more of a contest, where not everyone would win, but the winnings would be large.

well maybe your views are correct but i have no views on my own :( cuz i didnt do a job until now lol

depends on the qualati of their work ther all around efficency and what they do for the commpany you should give monyhly bonuses to people how are the hardest wrokers and earn more mony for your company this will motivate the others and it will increas your overall profist so i really recomedn that allso you shoudl have some sort of prize for the best earner or something like that at the ned of the year

One place I worked at would start with temp hires. The contract was for 9 months. During the 9 months there were various cut-offs, I think 3 months and 6 months so it was more like 3 3-month periods. At these 3 month periods, the top from each group would be brought in as a full time hire. One of the reasons to be let go, or not hired, was attendance. At that point you knew who was good workers, and they would give us an extra $1.50 and have benefits that we could buy into. With your one comment it sounds like you already use temps, so check with the temp service about doing that. Start them at minimum and if they work how you want them to then make it worthwhile to stay. Gives them incentive and you can weed out those who are just there for a paycheck.

once per year generally in china. and your way to get a raise is not so familiar with me,I don't know how to caculate the salary:(