Payrises are hard to come by in today’s climate, however if you don’t ask you don’t get! Here at the MoneyTowers team’s Top Ten Tips for getting a pay rise.

1. Persuasion

You can’t force your boss to increase your pay and trying to be forceful can potentially damage your working relationship. Instead, be tactful and let him know the ways that you have helped the company out – maybe through cost-cutting or efficiency measures – and use this as a base for why you should get a payrise. It also pays to do your research. Look out for job adverts for similar jobs to yours and use this as a base for how much you feel you should be paid.  Read more... (796 words, estimated 3:11 mins reading time)