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Incompetent Management and Unequal Pay - Tester The Pensions Regulator Employee Review

1.0
Mar 24, 2022
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Pros

Flexi time, pension and work life balance

Cons

Management at most levels are useless. In some cases, junior colleagues have been given senior management roles without merit. Unnecessary management structures introduced resulting in more management than staff doing the work. Additional management structures have resulted in more meetings. The phrase “meeting about a meeting” is certainly true here. Favouritism always seems to play a factor during promotions. Numerous cases of juniors on more money than their leads / seniors. Almost 20% difference in pay between some colleagues in the same role and in most instances, the lower paid employee is more experienced. This discrepancy is due to a change to pay for new employees joining TPR within the last 3-4 years. When pay is questioned, employees are told by management they understand the issue however nothing can be done. Any form of grievance is quickly dismissed and not actioned accordingly. There is a low retention rate with the company, when this is question with HR again this is dismissed with evidence from 2019. Employees who leave the company and request an exit interview on most occasions are told to fill out a form and not offered a formal exit interview. The company has adopted a new form of recruitment to mostly offer FTC for criterial roles.

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3.0
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Pros

Used to be a great employer with prospects

Cons

Introductions of banded salary made it impossible for some people to move up without taking a huge financial loss

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1.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Some fabulous people there who really care about their function and work

Cons

So many. 1. A COO office that condones afternoons spent in the pub where lies, stories and misinformation about colleagues are widely circulated to the gullable and select few. 2. Those who work concientiously are abused for highlighting the incompetence of others. 3. Executive Management fail to action grievances / complaints about members of staff (who often have a record of complaints about them) and acknowledge the toxic work environment and protect those who abuse the system 4. Favouritism - if your face fits, you will get on (regardless of your abilities - the more incompetent you are the better in that respect). 5. Executive Management have no idea on how to act or respect others - there is constant in-fighting and school ground behaviour.

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