We are excited to announce our next RemNet Annual Conference coming up this November 2022! This hybrid event will be both in-person and streamed online to ensure we can still hold this valuable conference. The amazing Michèle A’Court will be back as our conference MC, bringing her positive energy and enthusiasm to this event. TheRead more
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Xero’s largest cost is remuneration and reward and like most companies, Xero had never conducted a thorough review. Remuneration and rewards are most effective when aligned with employee priorities and Xero was fortunate to have additional budget this financial year to invest into our people in order to support our attraction and retention strategy. WeRead more
This week its Mental Health Awareness Week, and with the Auckland in Alert Level Three right now and the rest of the country in Alert Level Two – it’s more important than ever to korero. The importance of wellbeing programmes in organisations is widely understood, with the benefits of programmes including a reduction in sickRead more
We were very excited to open the 2021 conference registrations at the beginning of October, as we usually do, but unfortunately, the new outbreak of COVID-19 in New Zealand means that we are unsure of the lockdown restrictions come November, especially around Auckland. With this in mind, the RemNet Committee has made the difficult decision toRead more
Companies post-Covid have become increasingly creative in using non-financial reward instruments to attract and retain their professional workforce. Despite closed borders and unprecedented skills shortages in some areas of the workforce – overall salary increases managed to stay contained around the somewhat habitual 3% level. Workers are appreciating increased flexibility, ability to take longer leave,Read more
When COVID shifted our world in 2020, everyone and every business have been affected. For many, it meant new opportunities and they excelled, for most, it meant their comfort zone shifted and a new normal needed to be created. A new normal that requires new innovative ideas to survive, or you are left behind. TotalRead more
Whilst many organisations have looked at removing prescriptive performance ratings, very few in New Zealand have made the plunge to remove them completely when it comes to determining remuneration outcomes, especially at annual salary review time. Some organisations have changed their approach, by placing employees in categories of performance, rather than a specific number orRead more
Diversity & Inclusion has always been a topic of interest for me but as yet I have never worked in a company that fully embeds it and does it well. It generally feels like a topic that raises its head as an outcome from a Gender Pay Gap analysis or Talent/Succession process whereby there isRead more
RemNet 2020 Annual Conference – Registrations Now Open! This year has been a challenge for organisations to maintain a balance between the impacts of COVID – 19 and keeping our people engaged. The theme for this conference is “Rethinking Reward” in line with the day to day reality for most of us. We hope youRead more
RemNet: COVID-19 Response Currently, we are facing a unique and challenging time in our history. Multiple events are being cancelled and postponed around the globe to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Considering the current environment with New Zealand now at COVID-19 Alert Level 4, we are shifting to virtual meetings which means thatRead more
