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In December, I got transferred to go and work in a brand new shop. A dream proposition for me. My position is Duty manager, what I always have been for 3 years now (in several stores).
I kept in touch with co-workers at the old store. One of the supervisors there got my old job there. So we're both duty managers (no.2 to the manager).
Now, let me explain something. Duty manager salary is graded by the sales of the store they work in. So duty manager in a £20k per week shop would earn less than someone in a £40k shop. The same applies for managers.
The only exception is when a manager or duty is moved from a £40k shop to a £20k shop for example. If it was their preference to move, then their salary would drop. If the needs of the company forced them to move, their salary would remain the same.
The store i worked in was taking £32k per week when i worked there. I was paid at a rate of £8.44 per hour.
The store is now taking £38k per week, 6k more. The new duty manager is being paid £7.67 per hour. Nothing else has changed.
She questionned this (she knew how much i earned) and they blamed it on an admin error. I should never have been earning £8.44 per hour apparently. Their area manager backup up this arguement. I told her this is bullshit and its totally unfair. She has a family, 2 kids. I have no dependants. I feel guilty about this.
To add insult to this, My salary remained static when I moved to the new shop, yet the new shop is only taking £22k per week! Makes me feel even worse!
For clarity, supervisors are on £6.67 and customer service assistants are on £5.85. These are the four rates of pay in a store.
This is so unfair.
I kept in touch with co-workers at the old store. One of the supervisors there got my old job there. So we're both duty managers (no.2 to the manager).
Now, let me explain something. Duty manager salary is graded by the sales of the store they work in. So duty manager in a £20k per week shop would earn less than someone in a £40k shop. The same applies for managers.
The only exception is when a manager or duty is moved from a £40k shop to a £20k shop for example. If it was their preference to move, then their salary would drop. If the needs of the company forced them to move, their salary would remain the same.
The store i worked in was taking £32k per week when i worked there. I was paid at a rate of £8.44 per hour.
The store is now taking £38k per week, 6k more. The new duty manager is being paid £7.67 per hour. Nothing else has changed.
She questionned this (she knew how much i earned) and they blamed it on an admin error. I should never have been earning £8.44 per hour apparently. Their area manager backup up this arguement. I told her this is bullshit and its totally unfair. She has a family, 2 kids. I have no dependants. I feel guilty about this.
To add insult to this, My salary remained static when I moved to the new shop, yet the new shop is only taking £22k per week! Makes me feel even worse!
For clarity, supervisors are on £6.67 and customer service assistants are on £5.85. These are the four rates of pay in a store.
This is so unfair.
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