Stearns also is a strong opponent of automatic congressional pay raises.

They stand on a platform of strong social services, no pension reductions and a system of automatic pay raises based on increases in the cost of living.

National governments are taking the European Commission to court after it refused to consider the current economic crisis severe enough to suspend automatic pay rises for EU officials.

The solution for many companies is to hold automatic pay raises to a minimum, thus punishing mediocre employees, while lavishing merit raises and bonuses on the superstars.

These associates will also receive automatic annual pay raises, bonuses, and promotions.

He also introduced legislation to stop automatic pay raises for Members of Congress until the budget is balanced.

She also wants to eliminate automatic incremental pay raises for public employees that are awarded annually based on seniority, not job performance.

In four years he could walk right into a job with automatic pay raises, protected seniority, stock participation and Blue Everything, paid by the company.

In 2009, Vitter and former Democratic Senator Russ Feingold announced an effort to end automatic pay raises for members of Congress.

Also, many companies which employ actuaries have automatic pay raises or promotions when exams are passed.