I am about to be promoted at work. Public Sector. I am currently on the 2nd LSI of my salary scale. Unless i am moved onto the 1st LSI of my new salary scale I will end up taking a paycut for promotion as the salary scales overlap. Can you be put on the 1st LSI salary even though I will have just started in the post. I will also be working 1.75 extra hours a week if i take this post and spending an extra 40 minutes a day commuting. Some promotion eh!