If i say no thats my career over and if I take it I am not progressing in my career compensation wise. Is this legal?
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I can see why your salary could be less. is it related to a different co-efficient perhaps? Less housing allowance? are they moving you to a different country with a lower co-efficient and housing allowance? The job could be the same but with less overall income - this happened to me and I left and joined a company who paid better allowances. Schlumberger pay terrible allowances these days for international staff. Some of the accommodation we could afford was in terrible condition and not fit to live in.
Appears something is up with this setting. If in your shoes I would go talk to my Mgr and ask whats up. Document the hot points of the conversation. If that Mgr doesn't want to talk, try the next one. As one says above, HR don give promotions, Mgmt. does. HR has many tactics they can use at their disposal to get rid of people cheap as possible. Their hoping your going to get pissxd off and quit which would scratch off your opportunity for Severance and so on. Another HR tactic they use, if one ever could prove it, would cause a shxt storm is they red flag single and unmarried employee's (and employee's over 55 who are paid well) in down turns. If you have been paying attention, this group of people are normally always the 1st wave of layoffs. The ones that don't, are usually paid quite low and non-impacting to their # game.
Take the promotion, play the game, document everything, and quietly look for an exit to another company/job that gives a shxt....
I have NEVER heard of anyone having to take a cut in pay, ever, with Schlum. For all their faults, this is something that is not done.
Ask for an increase, there is no harm in asking. They obvioulsy value you since giving the assignmnet and still employed. You have to make your case about why you justify this pay rise. Write out the reasons why before you approach them. At the same time as saying how excited you are for the role and sure you can excel etc. We are all being to fearful of asking nowadays, myself included.
There may be a chance that you were "over paid" in the previous role by mistake hence this is a correction, which someone should but never will tell you.
good luck
Probably your N+1/N+2 has you on his black list and doesnt care if you quit. You can a)try to transfer b) start looking somewhere else and leave, c)let them do whatever they want with you, since you are not part of the in-crowd. Many people are getting raises, as they are creating new layers and made-up crap, to take care of themselves.
First of all, HR doesn't give anyone any promotion. Their job is to keep your a-- in your seat while paying you as less as possible. Only your N+2 can give you a promotion if he thinks you are helping him to achieve his objectives. So when HR tells you that you are getting a promotion with less money, it is her tactics to get rid of you in a civil way per the direction from the management. Take it and find a new job quickly. Otherwise your a-- will be in front of firing line next time.
Take it and start looking for another job somewhere. If that's the way they treat you then you need to pay them back in kind
Or accept the humiliation and hope you can make it up with your next move (unlikely)
They want you 1) quit on your own so they dont have to pay severance, or 2) give them a reason to fire you when you refuse. Take the job and start looking. I know they went as far as transfer people oversea and fire them when they get there
Take it. Schlumberger HR retaliates a lot. Dont hestiate, and dont give them any reason to screw you over later on.
Cutting PK's bonuses will be more desirable..
Maybe it's not really a promotion?
Don't believe everything they tell you.
"Promotion" is just a label. So don't try to parse it.
Assess your options, if you have any, and choose wisely.
I wonder if they're going to cut PK's salary?
Is it legal at all
yes, it's legal. In these hard times, I would definitely take the offer. It's better than no offer at all.
Probably legal, the other alternative is likely to be terminated. Take the job and less salary and start praying that oilfield conditions improve soon so that you can negotiate better compensations. Otherwise decline the offer and start looking for a new employer.