Good news on salaries

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The good news on salaries is that economists are predicting pay rises well beyond the rate of inflation in 2004, the lead indicator with salaries being the economy and equity market. Accountants with stagnant salaries over the past two years can now be optimistic, as Jason Johnson, partner in the executive recruiting firm Highland Partners, has estimated that accountants would get 50% bonuses of their fixed salary.

Author: Andrews, Bruce
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Executives, Wages, Wages and salaries, Salary

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Firms brace for pay push

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The acute shortage of personnel in accountancy profession is helping the accountants drive a hard bargain. The employers are not certain they can accommodate such spike in the accountants' earnings. Nevertheless, the accountants are determined to get their real market value and employers are in for a round of high employee turnover.

Author: Heathcote, Andrew, Andrews, Bruce
Human resource management, Company personnel management

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Firms relent on pay

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Losing out young accountants to corporate world was one of the major problems that accounting firms in Australia had to live with. Over a period they decided to increase the pays of these accountants to prevent their departure.

Author: Andrews, Bruce
Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees

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Subjects list: Australia, Compensation and benefits, Accountants, Accounting firms, Accounting services
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