I have not had an evaluation in almost three years(in other words no raise), Do i have any legal rights?

Question

I have asked twice in the past three months but nothing has happened. The job accomidates my school hours. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

you have no legal rights to a evaluation or a raise. a company can pay you what it wants, as long as it minimum wage, and is under no obligation to formally evaluate you performance. what i would do is go through the company handbook and see what the policy is for evaluations, if you have one, or you could ask a couple of co-worker when they have had one. but i would not push the issue. what if your boss does one because he is irritated that you keep asking? he may not objectively look at you performance.

Answer 2

It kind of weird to not get a review even if you get no raise. The thing to do is ask your manager if you can discuss your job performance and that you'd like to know how you are doing and if there is any improvement the manager can recommend. There is no legal requirement to reviews but even the dumbest manager usually understands that reviews are an essential part of their job. Good luck!

Answer 3

If your company doesn't have a Human Resources department, your probably pretty much on your own.

If they do, go to HR and ask to see the policy manual or employee handbook. It should have a section in there about employee evaluation policy. Where I work, it's mandatory that we get yearly evaluations, and raises (depending on performance).

Answer 4

Nope you don't have any legal rights in regards to not having a raise, but you are not making it known that you will quit if they don't give you a raise. By showing up everyday you are agreeing to be paid your negotiated amount for said work, you don't say anything and go to work right. You may think your worth more but apparently they don't. Wake them up or walk out.

Answer 5

Just because you have been there for a while doesn't mean that you're entitled to get a raise - you need to earn that.