At ASPL Group, our team of consultants are highly skilled in their areas of expertise. Our recruitment consultants all have a background in psychology, our Leadership Coaches are trained in neuropsychology, and our CEO, Kris Grant is also a leadership, recruitment and consulting expert.
Our team are regular media commentators, offering their expert opinions on challenges within industries and markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Australia’s skill shortages are now evident across all sectors. What strategies can employers implement to combat skills shortages in-house?
Since travel has reopened, there are distinct benefits and opportunities for attending international conferences, but the emphasis is on sustainability.
The pay disparity between male and female wages in Australia is much wider than in many other countries including NZ, UK, Germany, Italy and France.
Our chief executive Kris Grant, of ASPL Group, was interviewed by John Collet from The Age, providing insights on the current workforce climate given there were almost 440,000 job vacancies in the three months to the end of February this year. Kris suggests this puts staff in pole position to negotiate pay rises or find better remuneration elsewhere.
With HR Leader, our CEO Kris Grant explores the fascinating concept of unconscious bias; the hidden attitudes, beliefs and stereotypes that impact our decision making, without us even realising it. Removing bias in the recruitment process can help create a diverse and inclusive workforce, leading to new ideas and better problem solving.
Despite staff cuts at Goldman Sachs and Blackrock, there is hope in the Australian market due to a tight labour market and steady unemployment rate. Industries like education, healthcare, and mining are creating jobs but facing skill shortages.
Despite efforts to improve gender equity in the workplace, women still earn less than their male colleagues and are underrepresented in management. With Smart Company, our CEO Kris Grant suggests 5 ways to promote female representation in workplaces.
Australia’s top five most sought after jobs in Australia has been released in LinkedIn’s 2023 Jobs on the Rise list. Out of the 25 job titles, a technical program manager, clinical exercise physiologist, site reliability engineer, sales development representative and platform engineer have experienced the highest growth in Australia over the past five years.
As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8, demanding equal pay for equal work is essential. According to the most recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the median weekly wage for a man working full time was $1390 in May 2021 and just $1042 for women.
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