First No Bonus, Now No Merit Raise for Frustrated CenturyLink Workers [telecom]

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Written by Edward Gately

After canceling holiday bonuses, CenturyLink has told employees it also is suspending merit raises this year.

Mark Molzen, CenturyLink spokesman, confirmed the suspension of the annual pay raise.

"CenturyLink, as all businesses, continually evaluates cost structure and business practices, and adjusts operations to meet the needs of the business," he said. "As a result, we have made the difficult decision that there will be no merit increases given to employees in