HR Policy & Practice Reports

New Hires: Pay Pressure, Policy & Practice

Featuring a case study by Dimension Data Australia

This report is designed to help HR practitioners understand where the pay pressure on new hire rates is actually occurring in the Australian labour market and, more importantly, how to deal with this pay pressure.

One of the main findings within this report is that the pay pressure on new hire rates is currently not organisation-wide or even consistent within job families. As a result, the report looks at the most pressured job roles and provides the detailed intelligence HR practitioners need to employ a targeted approach when dealing with new hire pay pressure. This intelligence is critical for ensuring that the dollars spent on attracting and retaining talent are spent wisely.

The report includes:

An overview of the major trends within the current Australian economic and labour market environments which provides an explanation for the current pressure on new hire rates and more broadly on attraction, motivation and retention in Australian businesses.
The results from Hewitt CSi's New Hire Rates Survey that was conducted in July 2007, which provide an understanding of where new hire pay pressures currently exist and includes an analysis of the particular job families, job levels and states/regions that are experiencing the most pay pressure.
A detailed analysis and expert commentary regarding some of the current measures being used to address new hire salary pressures and attraction and retention on a broader scale.
A case study from Dimension Data Australia to illustrate a successful approach to addressing new hire pressures. National HR Manager, Jill Shapiro, discusses Dimension Data's remuneration strategy and the organisation's recent winning of a BRW-St George Client Choice Award.

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