[BCMA] Anonymous Question: Merit-Based Raises and Compensation

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sharing it here on the general BCMA listserv.

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*Question: What do interest and merit-based raises look like at other
organizations? And have you had any experience advocating for better
compensation?*

1) For leadership:

   - What do you offer in terms of compensation?
   - Do you have inflation-based pay increases? Why or why not?
   - Do you have merit-based pay increases? Why or why not?
   - If you have merit-based pay increases, what assessment tools do you
   use?
   - Do you have a process for when an employee asks for a raise or
   different compensation?

2) For staff:

   - Does your organization offer inflation or merit-based compensation
   increases?
   - Is this compensation change process transparent to you?
   - Have you ever had to negotiate for better or different compensation?
   Why did you want different compensation?
   - How did the process go and how were you received?
   - If you were unsuccessful in your negotiations, what feedback did you
   receive? What did you do as a result?


Jazmin Hundal
Equity Initiatives Manager
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