Unfair compensation - Anonymous employee Unilever Employee Review

1.0
Jun 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Global company, some degree of flexible working. Very broad brand portfolio can give the opportunity of working on many different products.

Cons

Pay rises non existent for low to medium level workers, morale on site therefore very low. Shocking level of hypocrisy with the focus on equality of the USLP being conveniently overlooked when it comes to the company's own poorest employees, whilst the CEO is frequently rewarded with 20%+ increases on his multi-million pay deal.

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Unilever Response
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Hi. Thank your for your feedback - we appreciate all comments. Firstly, we'd like to suggest setting up a meeting with your HR Business Partner to talk through your concerns. We'll also ensure to pass these points on to the respective teams. We wish you all the best.

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