Pay Review and Salary Increase Letter

Confirm the outcome of a pay review clearly – increase, no increase or a one-off discretionary bonus – with a written statement of change and a decision record.

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Guidance notes included
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People & HR

Pay Review and Salary Increase Letter

About this document

What it’s for

A ready-to-send letter confirming the result of an annual or ad hoc pay review, with three alternative outcomes: a salary increase, no increase, or a one-off discretionary bonus. It doubles as the written statement of change to pay, and includes a pay review decision record to keep on file.

When to use it

  • After the annual pay review or a mid-year pay adjustment
  • When confirming a National Living Wage uplift
  • Use the Promotion and Change of Role Letter if the job itself is changing

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • All options – closing paragraphs
  • Equality check across all decisions

How to complete it

  • Choose Option A, B or C (or combine A and C) and delete the others
  • Fill in the pay table and effective date
  • Complete the decision record on the last page for every employee reviewed

Key points to check

  • No one may fall below the National Minimum Wage after the review
  • Employees on maternity or other family leave must receive any pay rise
  • Pay cuts need agreement – never impose them

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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