How Do I Convince Management for a Salary Raise for My High-Performing Employee?

Hi all, I am an HR Manager and I urgently need a letter to present to the management of my organization to request a salary increase for an employee working under me due to his good performance. Thank you.

If you are the HR Manager, then by now you should have developed business writing skills. I am a little surprised by the way you have written this post or the way you wanted seniors to spoon-feed you! I recommend that you write the letter on your own and upload it here. Some senior will correct it. Salary increments should happen automatically based on the grade that the employee acquires in the performance appraisal. Why are you required to write the letter?

Ok...

Regards,
Dinesh V Divekar

As is my custom, I will raise a few questions in addition to those brought up by Dinesh Divekar (DD). What were you doing before you became an HR Manager? What qualifications do you possess? How can you determine within a week that the person working under you has performed well? As DD accurately pointed out, is there no scheme in place where an employee receives a raise based on Performance Appraisal?

I recommend that you heed DD's advice and share a draft for others to review and enhance the content and structure.

You may not 'like' or 'want' this, but I think you 'need' this response. Before I go into my response to your posting, I suggest you go through the recent thread mentioned below, taking ONLY—repeat ONLY—the essence/spirit of the thread vis-a-vis your problem/posting:

https://www.citehr.com/411361-advise...ng-letter.html

Understanding the Urgent Need

I am not sure how your recent appointment as the HR manager is linked to the ability to draft the letter you want. Do you mean to say that the ability to draft letters comes in any specific timeframe AFTER becoming the HR Manager—for you or anyone?

There's a beginning for any skill—whether writing/drafting the letter you mentioned or even for the simple act of cycling or running the right way. Unless one makes the beginning/start, there's no way he/she will ever learn that particular skill. Mistakes/errors are a part of that learning process.

The Importance of Self-Initiative

By asking for a spoon-feed [despite Dinesh V Divekar suggesting you FIRST make the attempt & THEN ask for advice/suggestions], you are only causing YOURSELF more harm than good in the long term—NOT anyone in this Forum.

You have also not answered Dinesh V Divekar's query regarding the performance appraisal mechanism in your company. Maybe the answer to YOUR query lies in answering his query?

Effort and Perseverance

Regarding your comment "I'm trying myself also but can't get it," all one can say is: it just means YOU HAVEN'T TRIED ENOUGH. There's NOTHING—absolutely nothing—that one can't get/learn—it all depends on the effort. I remember reading in the news a couple of weeks back that the son of a Bihar coolie/labourer cleared the Civil Services Exam this year. How is that person superior to you? I am sure you too can identify similar examples yourself.

Hope you got the point.

How to take this posting—including labeling this posting/response as a 'bhashan'—is up to you.

All the Best.

Regards,
TS

Dear Dinesh Divekar, Nashbramhall, and Tajsateesh, I do not work in any company; I work in a small factory. I am not a qualified HR Manager; I am just a Manager. I want a letter to give to our Chairman to request a salary raise for an employee working in the accounts department.

Thank you.