either way, the way they calculate the new raises is jacked up. you move starting pay in market level B up by 8%, but fail to give that 8% to everyone else. you give them 3% thus making the gap between new hire and midrange that much closer....again. I thought they said they were trying to address that issue before. how is it that 2-12 year employees will all be making pretty much the same money? someone here with 12 years will be making 17.50 just like someone wth 2 years under their belt.
It is that way now for the market A people and will be after the step system raises go into effect, had they bumped the B to A then given them 3% then the step, you would have had some market B people getting placed higher then equal service As and the As would still be stuck close to or equal to the new Hires anyway. You are getting put into a higher Market bracket but aren't required to do different areas or do anything different what did you expect? You will have some guys that luck out and make a few pennies over a step and get a nice raise while some are just pennies under and get their 3% and 10 cents.
Unfortunately mostly this benefits without a doubt the newest employees in either market, they will make out like bandits basically.
If base gets a 3% bump they will be over step one and jump to step 2 these guys seeing their first raise will get put into step two. While you have employees with 9 years in step 2 as well, a 10 year employee will top out after having worked 17-18 years (if the step system stays in place) while a 1 year employee will top out in 9 total.
All in all its great for new hires just salt in the wound for most everyone else but we will take those salty fries and eat them anyways.