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Meet Kate Benson - Associate Director at Frazer Jones Australia. Frazer Jones Australia is delighted to welcome Kate Benson to the team. Kate has built a fantastic reputation in the HR market having worked across reward and HR for the last 10 years. Kate is a great addition to the team and is another experienced recruiter who has built a career on providing great service and...

Australia is currently approaching its 10th year of wage stagnation and underemployment, however, with the recent events of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, is stagnant wage growth impacting employee loyalty and retention? Even before the pandemic recession, wage growth had been stagnant and barely keeping up with inflation. Historically, wage growth in Australia was always m...

This is a tricky but necessary topic. It pops up everywhere we go. Client meetings, social dinners, it’s always in the conversation but it feels like it’s been talked about to death…or maybe just for the HR community. You can’t talk about attraction, retention or leadership without it coming up. It’s the common thread every time. So what’s the approach, solution and future? ...

Australian HSE Recruitment Market Review 2021 New global guidelines for safe working implemented during COVID-19, ISO/PAS 45005, assisted organisations to adapt quickly, adopt new working practices and to comply with changing regulations. This had an impact on organisations HSE resources requiring either contract or permanent roles being created to support the existing teams...

Australian HR Recruitment Market Review 2021 As we hit the halfway mark of 2021 and put 2020 firmly behind us, the Australian HR recruitment market has come back with a vengeance.  Many organisations have come out leaner and stronger and are now needing to hire and hire quickly. We saw a number of organisations restructure; some too hastily, some accelerating planned changes...

Australian HR & HSE Salary Guide & Market Trends Report 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020/21 was unprecedented in modern times, reaching every corner of the globe. The social and economic impacts were without parallel. What sets this crisis apart from previous global crises is that, fundamentally, the COVID‐19 crisis was a human one, making human resource (HR) leaders centr...

While there is now a great deal of discussion concerning the impact of COVID-19 and implications for working practices and human resource management (HRM), much of the content and comment on these topics tend to be of a general nature, offering observations and/or guidance that seek to define what a ‘new normal’ might be. For example, that remote working will become the norm...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by. What does “choose to challenge” mean to you?  I think it means many things and that is what is great about it. Choosing to Challenge can be intrinsic - it can be about your self-belief and finding your voice. I...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by. What is one lesson you learnt the hard way? Don’t let the world determine the path you choose. It’s yours and yours alone to thread... Your stronger than you believe you are. What you can achieve is only limite...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by. What skills and attributes do female leaders bring to create diverse leadership at management level? Firstly, I feel I have to do the broad caveat that there is nothing specifically female or specifically male,...