Salary increment is a very sensitive issue in an organization. This is usually the job of the Human Resources department, also known as HR. Employees are subject to evaluation by their superiors set by human resources. An employee is temporary employed for about six (6) months before they are permanently hired. Upon signing the contract, the employee can now get full benefits. This includes the salary increment set by the company. But every company differs with the benefits given to employees. Permanent status of an employee is also subject to ratings given by their superiors. Ratings depend on the performance of the employee. It can be as low as 1% or as high as 5%. The less percentage means lesser salary increase. Aside from the salary the benefits given are the same for all employees.

 There are times that employee’s complaint about their salary increment. In order to avoid such complaint’s there must be an employee-employer dialogue. The employer is represented of course by the supervisor or line manager. Dialogues are important since this will open ways to improve one’s performance. This will also improve their relationship between them. Employees who have good relationship with their superiors are more productive. We expect a very good salary increment in an organization if their entire employees are efficient and more productive in their area of work. This means more sales and good profit for the company.

 Salary increases can also be a great motivator for the employee. It will inspire him or her to push oneself to perform better and gives the employee a sense of fulfillment. Building a career in an organization is a step by step process until you reached the position you aspire for. You equipped yourself with extended education by attending seminars and workshops. This will be good in your personal profile and the possibility of promotion is inevitable.

 In some cases the salary depends on the collective bargaining of employee union. A lot of companies have this structure where the employer will only negotiate to the union organization. If they have not reached an agreement, then employees will go on strike or worst case, the company will close. Also, some organization hires only temporary workers because the salary is only minimal and they can terminate them after six (6) months. But this depends on the government policies on labor. The company also avoids giving full benefits to temporary workers.

 For full time employees they have a better and secured future because the company can give them the standard salary and benefits. Also, it means they passed all the requirements of a temporary employee. Since you become a permanent staff in your job means you have the pressure everyday to fulfill the task given to you. As workers in a certain company you must show that you can do the job or task assigned to you for this will their basis for your evaluation for the next pay increase. We also look at the government policies of wages.