Employment law - doing someone else's job
 

Question for anyone legal minded or has been in a similar situation....

Early in 2007 I applied for a better job at my work. Lot more responsibility, couple of k more a year. At the last minute the job was pulled as they apparently couldn't justify it. In March, I was asked to do the job anyway, I believe the word 'secondment' was used repeatedly. I was told that I wouldn't get paid at first, but that the job would be reposted and was basically mine when this happened. Roll forward a couple of months and the boy done good so started acting the next job up again... Got a few more quid but no change of title and not the rate it should have attracted. I've now been put on nights and have yet more responsibility but am now back to getting what I was on in 2006 plus a nightshift %. Almost 2 years later and I still haven't had a proper promotion and no real pay rise (ignoring what I would have got anyway for going on nights). The guy I replaced was on nigh on TWICE what I get :mad:


Now obviously I'm pissed off, but I'm considering my options and not sure where to go next. As I see it my choices are:

a) Carry on regardless
b) Demand pay rise and title (99% not going to happen)
c) Go back to what I was doing in 2006 (waste the last 2 years learning)
d) leave
e) Armalite and postal strike


I would appreciate any advice people have on this :) What would you do? Have I any legal alternatives?

Sorry for the long post.

Just to add, I WANT to leave really, but jobs are a bit scarce.

There is no legal remedy for you I'm afraid, the only way to achieve your aim is for you to negotiate with your employer and secure the rise and acknowledgement you seek.

There are many ways to do this, too many to list on here.... but you have everything in your favour to really take charge and get that recognition you rightly deserve! :thumb:

contact acas and get a response you can take to the bank, no offence to DCI but these guys do it for a living. (as far as im aware its a free service)

Acas - How can we help?

Don't take on more reponsibility until you've got the revised contract in you're sticky mitts. It may sound harsh, but they've played you for your good will and you've been suckered.

Do what my Dad did , tell them no. Enough is enough.
Only problem is they then laid him off and he's regretted it ever since.

Bit of a sticky situation this one mate, looks like you've been used.

If you want to leave, best option is to search high and low for a decent new job before handing in your notice at your current one.

Welcome to British management - this is how most good workers get rewarded. And people wonder why unions exist...


M

The old "the bloke I replaced was on twice as much" line doesn't mean anything, you're paid what you're worth to an organisation in a particular role rather than role specific.

Most jobs will have a grading scale, but pay depends on length of service, training, experience and normally someone's pay is built on previous promotions over long periods of service.