When you have been working for a while at a company you may feel that you deserve a pay rise especially if you have been taking on more responsibility or have been asked to train other workers so how do you approach this with your employer in a way that will persuade them to grant you a rise in salary.

The first thing to organise is to write down all the reasons why you feel that a pay rise is deserved. This could include listing all the extra responsibilities you have taken on since starting work with the company, any additional training that you have undertaken which has benefitted the business especially if this training has been completed in your own time and skills that you bring to the company that improve productivity or services.

It is a good idea to do research online as to the average pay that is offered for your position in other companies as this can be used in discussions with your employer.

Sometimes is it a wise move to apply for other jobs and if you are offered a job with a higher salary you could ask your current employer to match it if they want to retain your services.