The economic status of many companies has been challenged over the past year and a half. Many companies reacted by scrutinizing the budget and slashing line items to help them “get through” this tough time. Most of these organizations decided raises should be among the first to go. Whether these were merit based or just an annual cost of living increase, these organizations went through the exercise of weighing out the pros and cons of “freezing” this annual salary change.
>> So, how do you respond to an employee who is requesting a raise?

