should persons that are bilingual get a pay increase?
79612
If its used in your job than yes.\nI would guess the spanish speaking people get a benefit because they use spanish more often in speaking with non-english speaking people.
135986
I believe all should be done.  We are in a bilingual community, and I work with children, one of which is in Kindergarten right now.  They are taught to read in english in kindergarten, and to write so that they get the basics in their own language.  They are taught how to interact with each other, respect each other, share, and so on, and are still given lots of time to play.  Children are such sponges at this age for information, that I think it's great when they can be taught as much as they can.  In grade one they can take on French only classes for the rest of their school years {except for one English class a day}.  During this time they do all their classes in French, which is our second language, and learn all their subjects in French.  No English is allowed to be taught in the classrooms after the first few months of grade one.  By the time they graduate, even slow learners are bilingual.  Most are able to speak the language quite frequently by grad 6 or 8, but are completely bilingual by graduation.  I hope this helps.
718341
Okay...\n\nSo if they speak spanish, then this changes the rules???
760203
i got a 15% increase once hired on full time. You can discuss salary with them. Your current company doesnt now what u get paid. find out what people in your position get paid and work from there. Salary has to be discussed when going permanent.
853387
darn right there should be. say 10% if i make 100 bucks i give the gov 10, if i make 1,000 i give em 100, if i make 1,000,000 i give em 100,000, seems fair to me, unlike now where thoe more i make the less i bring home. before my last pay raise i brought home more money, im paying almost 54% of my income in taxes. the harder i work, the more i pay, for the people who arent working.. thats not fair to me.
742937
Wow, those are great if you can do them, and exactly what I would recommend.  However, most people find that their pay raise doesn't cover their cost of living increase, and will find it almost impossible to do any of these for very long.
855223
I would not ask for a raise. I would however thank them for recognising the importance of my contribution to this company and for offering you permanent employment. After that I would inform them of my salary need and let them decide if they are going to pony up the duckets. They will respect you more because they will see that you have a better grasp on your needs. Good job.
1131734
People can speak whatever language they want.  Just don't expect the Americans who speak English to change.  I think it'd be like going to France and forcing them to speak English.
1075827
There's nothing wrong with learning a language. But, in the USA, you shouldn't have to know Spanish to get a job. And yet, employers want bilingual employees especially in Texas. Many classified ads say "bilingual preferred" which means they only hire bilingual, which isn't right. We shouldn't be pandering to people who can't speak English. It's the responsibility of everyone living in the USA to learn English. Americans can't be expected to learn the language of every immigrant (German, Italian, Chinese, Thai, etc.) who moves here.
759792
You're more likely to find the need for Spanish speakers in big cities, but I know that places such as California and Texas certainly have need for bilingual people. \n\nI'd suggest you look on Craigslist or your local paper to look for ads for bilingual workers.
762376
The question is whether those who live here and didn't have expensive ESL education, making them bilingual in Spanish and English, should be expected or required to have any knowledge of that language.\n\nMany would like to be bilingual, but when I went through the LAUSD I could choose French, German or Spanish as my language (I chose French).  Now the program cuts are so severe, our children are only offered Spanish, if that, and many aren't interested in learning Spanish.
649224
It depends on the exact place of employment but a merit increase is an a increase you get when you have made a direct contribution to your company in some way. Such as an idea for the company to make more money, get better orgainized, a way to save company money, come up with an idea that can be used in some way. That sort of thing is considered merit. Now when you do something of this sort you be sure to bring this up in your evaluation. Your employer should but if they do not you do and do not be shy about it either. You deserve to be paid for what you know!!
728766
Taxpayers pay for thier salary increase, and it needs to stop since the average worker doesnt get rises like goverment workers do???
894017
temps don't typically get raises, but if you would, it should be based on your performance or company % rates. The company I work for is usually 15% of your pay.
960022
Everyone making minimum wage will get a pay increase.  Some companies may compensate those who are making above minimum wage, but it's really, really rare.\n\n(When I was working in St. Charles, I was making $5.50/hr.  When the minimum wage increased to $5.15, my supervisor said that I wasn't making too much.  But my co-worker was originally making $5.18, but complained and threaten to quit.  So the supervisor gave him a $0.30 pay raise.)
1120083
Not every subject warrants equal pay for tutoring.  Music, Math, or Sports tutors should ask for more.  Math is a direct science and once a person catches on to the concept he or she can easily excell.  It is not time consuming or takes years to comprehend.\n\nSpanish is a living language.  Who in his right mind is going to pay a tutor $25 a lesson when they have to utilize him/her for years.  It takes years to become fully bilingual.  If you are already bilingual by birth, you simply cannot understand this.  If you have acquired the language, you should know.  Do your math, can a college or high school student pay that rate for months on end?\n\nThink about it!  You want to charge more than some college courses themselves.  If greed is your motivation, STOP!!   I was a tutor and know firsthand that it comes with a heart of compassion to see other succeed.
1110738
Absolutely NOT!  An employer should decide pay raises and benefits based on merit, job performance or evaluation of that individual.\n\nUnions do more harm than good for the company.  And most companies all the way from retail to big business offers very competitive salaries and benefit packages anyway. \n\nYou are talking about an organization form years ago when employees, both adult and children were over worked and paid very little.  It's no longer like that.  \n\nMajor transportation can come to a stand still due to "unions" wanting more benefits for the employees as a whole?  Thus putting the operation of a public utility or service in  the hands of the Unions instead of the Company.  It harms us all as a society that requires the use of public transit systems and airplanes.\n\nEven truck drivers will stop the flow of retail and food delivery.  Which can stop thousands of company's across the US and the world from providing us as the consumer with our daily needs.\n\nNext time you go to catch a plane to visit a family member and see that big "ON STRIKE" sign?  Or you live in New York and wake up one morning for your commute? \n\nAsk yourself THIS question, why does such an antiquated organization as a "Union" still exist?