No yearly increase

I just wanna know, Do they have the right not to give me a yearly increase even I do not fail on my performance reviews for every year? Our company informed that me I will no longer receive the yearly increase because I already reach the maximum salary wage according to my position. Which is think it is contrary to the employees hand book that I have signed way back 2008.

"Merit Increases: The purpose of merit increases is to recognize and reward employee performance over a designated period of time and a minimum of once a year. The company will give a merit increase depending on your performance every year after the regularization date. However, merit increases will depend on the employer. Your regularization date is considered as your anniversary date."

"Evaluation: Our company periodically provides us with assessment and feedback to allow us to further improve on our skills, competencies and personal qualities. Performance is being evaluated by the management every year, we call it anniversary review. We are all evaluated based on the key objectives set our performance and our overall contribution to our business."

Do I deserve to be treated like this? What are the legal actions that will help me out in this kind of situation? Please let know.

shalalah wrote:I just wanna know, Do they have the right not to give me a yearly increase even I do not fail on my performance reviews for every year? Our company informed that me I will no longer receive the yearly increase because I already reach the maximum salary wage according to my position. Which is think it is contrary to the employees hand book that I have signed way back 2008.

"Merit Increases: The purpose of merit increases is to recognize and reward employee performance over a designated period of time and a minimum of once a year. The company will give a merit increase depending on your performance every year after the regularization date. However, merit increases will depend on the employer. Your regularization date is considered as your anniversary date."

"Evaluation: Our company periodically provides us with assessment and feedback to allow us to further improve on our skills, competencies and personal qualities. Performance is being evaluated by the management every year, we call it anniversary review. We are all evaluated based on the key objectives set our performance and our overall contribution to our business."

Do I deserve to be treated like this? What are the legal actions that will help me out in this kind of situation? Please let know.

As it clearly says - " However, merit increases will depend on the employer."