Must my employer give me a yearly salary increase?
- The Codes do not require a yearly increase. Minimum rates are reviewed ordinarily at intervals of not more than five years, and your pay cannot fall below them s. 8(4) s. 5.
- Your contract, a settlement or an award may give you more. Withholding an increment for good cause is not treated as a deduction, where the conditions are met s. 18(1), Explanation.
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