A promised raise I should have received in November of 2015 was signed and approved by my direct manager and the senior manager however because the HR senior manager hasn’t done anything with that, I haven’t received it. I AM A TEMP

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A promised raise I should have received in November of 2015 was signed and approved by my direct manager and the senior manager however because the HR senior manager hasn’t done anything with that, I haven’t received it. I AM A TEMP

When I asked for a raise I was told I
would get one beings I have been
employeed for over a year with the
company and receive no benefits
because I AM a temp. However when I
ask I am continuously told since
November that they are evaluating
however the documents have been
stuck on the same managers desk for
months now. What legally can I do?

Asked on February 29, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

You most likely can't legally do anything: unless you had an actual written employment contract guarantying you this raise by a certain time, all raises, even ones promised to you, are voluntary on the part of the employer. (The law does not enforce promises which are not part of a contract; people and companies can renege on promises.) Therefore, if they delay a raise, fail to process one, or decide not to grant one, that is their choice, just as, without a written employment contract guarantying your pay, they could have given you a raise, then promptly demoted you or cut your pay if they changed their mind.


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