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Apr 2022

Balking at Pay Rise, Accounting Firm Leaders Are Seen Doing More Low-Level Work

By: Odyssey General, Outsourcing
Tags: labour shortage, pay rise, Post-COVID

Australian accounting firms have started to realise the impractical nature of raising pay to hire and retain staff. First, it is not financially beneficial, especially for mid-tier and small firms. When considering the hourly charge rate and the revenue generated, firms have begun to see that it is not profitable when paying a junior staff as high as $85k. Second, …

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Apr 2017

The 2017 salary rise forecast indicates up to 6.3% raises for Tax Compliance staff. Time to outsource?

By: Odyssey Publication
Tags: pay rise, Robert Half, salary guide

Robert Half released their 2017 Salary guide with insights into the latest salary ranges for finance and accounting, technology and administration and office support professionals. The report says the biggest gains in starting salaries are in Brisbane, with pay cheques in finance and accounting jobs set to rise by 3.5 percent. Melbourne is second with increases of 2.5 per cent. The top …