Pay rises. Too much, too little or about right? Find out in the tax recruitment special

The things we do for tax

A packed episode which is essential listening for employers and employees.

The guest is on the episode is Georgiana Head, a specialist in tax recruitment. We look at a range of topical issues including

· A review of the current taxation recruitment market in late 2023

· A review of the salary pay rounds in 2022 and 2023. Are your pay rises too much or too small? Or alternatively is your (i.e. employee) pay too low and not keeping pace with the market?

· The current position taken on Working from Home (WFH) by both employees and employers

· What other benefits are expected by tax employees and how important is work-life balance in the tax workplace?

· How to improve your chances of recruitment success through the interview process?

· How is remote interviewing being used by the tax profession?

· Overtime – how the firm’s approach can influence recruitment success and what every employee should look out for

· A review of the use of psychometric testing, including Myers-Briggs.

Georgiana is without doubt an expert on tax recruitment. She welcomes calls and enquiries from both employers and employees. This can be a chat through current remuneration levels to a vacancy or for employees looking to move jobs. Georgiana’s approach is to build business relationships and not to churn employees from job to job.

Podcast timings

0:44 Introduction

2:16 Georgiana Head's background

4:30 Overview of the recruitment market in 2023

8:26 In-house tax teams

9:01 Working from home - current approach from employers and employees

11:35 Salary vs work life balance

13:03 Company cars and car allowances

14:41 Car parking spaces

15:15 Bonus payments

17:35 The advert to attract top employees

19:24 Salary bands

24:05 Graduate salaries

24:20 The importance of overtime

25:22 Time off in lieu - have you checked

26:23 How to and when not to use remote interviews

30:55 How many interviewers on the panel and some suggested alternatives

33:52 The role of psychometric testing

35:30 Use of Myers-Briggs

41:59 How to contact Georgiana

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