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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jim Griffin

Can I avoid a pay cut at the expense of others people's jobs?

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Shifting sides: How can a reader avoid a pay cut at work? Photograph: VCL/Getty

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

This week's question

Everyone in our small company has been told they must take a 20% pay cut or redundancies will be necessary. I only earn £19,000, work really hard, and to put it bluntly would rather see the dead wood chopped out than suffer a drop in pay. How do I get them to see it my way?

What are your thoughts?

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