Poll: 46% of Russians received a salary increase on their own initiative 01:45

The service Rabota.ru conducted a study and found out how often employees can initiate a salary increase, according to residents of Russia. socialbites.ca got acquainted with the results of the study.

Therefore, in Russia, 46% of respondents said they have experience of raising wages after applying directly to the employer. Of these, 63% said they had an anticipated increase in revenue, while 37% of respondents saw a smaller increase.

35% of those who did not have to ask an employer for a salary increase stated that this method is not applied in their company. 31% of surveyed Russians are confident that switching employers is more efficient to increase income.

Of those surveyed, 23% said they did not want a raise because they feared a negative response from the management, and 20% said they were satisfied with the salary level.

3% of those surveyed said they feared their colleagues’ reprimand or were not at all sure that they deserved a promotion at the moment.

In “Other”, 12% of respondents mostly said that companies offer other ways to increase fees and index payouts.
28% of respondents are confident that any employee can ask their employer for a pay raise once a year. At the same time, 27% of the respondents think that the probability of such a request depends on the productivity of the employee, while 14% think it depends on the employer.

2% of the respondents stated that they can be asked for a raise once a month or quarterly, while 8% stated that they are sure that it is appropriate to ask for a raise every six months.

According to 7% of respondents, a salary increase may be requested every 1.5-2 years, and 3% are confident that it is acceptable every few years. 9% of respondents said that employees should not seek wage increases on their own.

Previously reportedOne in four Russians finds their first job experience painful.