Treating ex SAB management very badly - Anonymous employee Anheuser-Busch InBev Employee Review

ABInbev took over SAB a year ago, and various new positions as per ABinbev org structures were advertised. People were told that final salaries could not be given for these new jobs. Many people took on new jobs, with greater workload and much higher responsibilities with anticipation of better pay. In some instances, some people were persuaded to take on new roles. Now, the new salaries have been released. Shock and disappointment everywhere, as the ABInbev market related salary (MRS) is way less than what people are currently earning, in some instances by up to 50%. For some people who've taken on new jobs, their MRS is less than that of their old job, yet they are doing more work!! ABInbev has benchmarked salaries against the FMCG sector and say this is the reason for the drop. This doesn't make sense - skills such as accounting, human resources, IT, operations management are not specific to any sector. People will move. It's not like South Africa is wonderfully endowed with skilled people who step in at a moment's notice. As South African law states that salaries can never be dropped, salaries will not drop - but no increases for many people for a good few years.