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  • Closing the Pay Strategy Execution Gap in Asia

    To succeed in the Asian market, companies must invest wisely, establish close partnerships, and adopt a long-term perspective. Inadequate strategies and generic execution often result in multiple unsuccessful attempts to break into new markets, before success is achieved. One common mistake companies make is imposing global strategies or policies without considering regional nuances. Friction points…

  • Not enough budget for salary adjustments? Time to think differently.

    The initial findings of the Global Pay Decisions Survey[1] suggest that the most urgent remuneration challenge that companies face is “insufficient budget for pay adjustments.” It is also reported that candidates are demanding unrealistically high salaries. It seems like two sides of the same coin – a lack of funds to attract and retain talent,…

  • The Global Pay Decisions Survey

    I’m excited to launch The Global Pay Decisions Survey! This very short survey (managed by GoogleForms) asks you to rate various challenges that may impact your organisation’s ability to make fair and equitable pay decisions. Respond here: https://forms.gle/5RHyuAdpu2nDKr2n6 Every year, large organisations make tens of thousands of pay decisions, with multiple stakeholders contributing to each…

  • 3 Quick Ways for Making HR and People Initiatives More Transparent

    In my first blog post, I addressed the state of pay transparency in Australia, particularly why we are falling behind and what we can do to implement new pay practices more quickly. A few people raised the question, “What are some simple steps that a company can take to be more transparent?” Here are my…

  • Australian Businesses Need to Care More About Pay Transparency

    In my most recent role, I was the Asia Pacific Compensation Lead for a US tech multinational, based in their Singapore headquarters. One of my most exciting projects was to co-design their global pay transparency roadmap. Now that I’m back in Australia, I’m looking into the state of pay transparency here. This is the first…