Hays launches FY25/26 Salary Guide: ‘Salary Paradox’ deepens as pay rises fail Australians
- Pay rises help but only transformational salary increases (20%+) deliver a marked impact on employee satisfaction and retention.
- Despite economic uncertainty, 33% changed jobs in the last year and 61% expect to leave their jobs in the next 12 months.
- Flexibility is a baseline expectation: No longer seen as a perk, nearly 6 in 10 employees say it’s their most valued benefit, outranking all others.
- AI is causing a gridlock in the job market - recruiters and employers are inundated with generic or embellished CVs, dragging out the process and making it harder to find the right talent
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About Hays
Hays plc (the "Group") is the world’s leading specialist in recruitment and workforce solutions, such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provider (MSP). The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional, and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK, Germany, and Australia and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. As of 31 December 2024, the Group employed over 10,300 staff operating from 225 offices in 33 countries.
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