Recognition and reward advisory

To help ensure employees are motivated and engaged in this current working environment, organisations are re-imagining rewards and establishing a new hybrid approach to working that supports their people today and into the future. EY teams work with organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally to help them re-imagine remuneration, reward and recognition.

EY has deep experience in providing advice on all aspects of reward, having worked with many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading organisations. Our team provides pragmatic, insightful advice underpinned by the latest qualitative and quantitative market information.

Why EY?

Our market-leading tools and insights help assess, structure and design executive and non-executive total reward packages. Encompassing both financial and non-financial incentives as part of a coherent talent strategy our service helps to attract and retain the people your business needs to achieve its goals. Our Reward team is highly regarded across Oceania for its integrated market-leading remuneration expertise, serving as an innovative provider of tailored reward solutions.

Our Total Reward (TR) focus areas:

EY’s Recognition & Reward professionals provide integrated and end-to-end TR advisory support in each of the following areas


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Remuneration Survey Practice

EY People Advisory Services are leading providers of salary information and market trends in New Zealand. We publish survey reports covering total reward practices and market-leading insights across a variety of industries. Our database contains information for over 240,000 individual employees across a range of broad industries and job families.

This in-depth market data gives organisations For more information regarding any of our surveys, please contact: eypeopleinsights@ey.com


  • EY REMonTAP© is a primary source of remuneration data for leading Aotearoa New Zealand organisations who seek a fresh contemporary look at total reward practices and thinking. Published twice a year, this survey has approximately 150 participating organisations providing data for over 120,000 employees, across more than 420 roles. REMonTAP© participants may view and download the full survey online and access a personalised comparative ratio report.

  •  Job families: Administration, Agile, Call Centre / Customer Service, Finance, Graduates, Human Resources, Information Technology, Laboratory / Research & Development, Legal / Compliance & Risk, Management, Marketing, Procurement / Supply chain, Property Management, Sales, Strategy / Quality & Business Improvement / Projects.

  • Published bi-annually in May and November.
Institute of Directors (IoD), Directors Fees Report 
  • EY People Advisory Services manages the IoD Directors’ Fees Report on behalf of the IoD in Aotearoa New Zealand. The IoD Directors’ Fees Report covers 9 directorship roles, and the survey includes information from nearly 2,000 Directorships and 1,300 organisations.
  • Published annually in August.
Institute of Directors (IoD), Directors Fees Report 
  • The Engineering New Zealand Remuneration Survey covers 6 roles specific to this sector with information provided by 2,637 participating individuals.
New Zealand Institute of Architects Remuneration Survey
  • The New Zealand Institute of Architects Remuneration Survey, first launched in 2019, covers approximately 30 roles specific to the architecture industry with information provided by approximately 250 participating organisations.
  • Published annually in November.

Engineering New Zealand Remuneration Survey

  • The Engineering New Zealand Remuneration Survey covers 6 roles specific to the Engineering sector. Information is provided by over 2,500 participating individuals.
 

Executive Remuneration Survey was launched in 2009 with great success. The survey is targeted at NZ’s leading private sector organisations with revenue between $300m and $4b+, who seek a comprehensive and contemporary look at total reward practices, insights and trends for NZ’s most senior Executive roles.

Roles:

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • General Counsel
  • General Manager of Business Transformation
  • General Manager of Corporate Affairs
  • General Manager of Digital Strategy
  • General Manager of Engineering
  • General Manager of Finance / Chief Financial Officer
  • General Manager of Health & Safety
  • General Manager of Human Resources
  • General Manager of Information Technology
  • General Manager of Marketing
  • General Manager of Operations / Chief Operating Officer
  • General Manager of Procurement / Supply Chain
  • General Manager of Production / Manufacturing
  • General Manager of Property
  • General Manager of Retail
  • General Manager of Risk
  • General Manager of Sales
  • General Manager of Strategy
  • General Manager of Technologies
  • General Manager of Other Business Unit

This survey is published annually in June.

 

  • The EY Major NZ Entities Remuneration Survey is targeted at the top listed organisations in NZ by revenue. It provides an in-depth look at total reward practices, insights and trends for NZ’s most senior Executive roles.

  • Published annually in March.

Aged Care & Retirement Village

  • The Aged Care & Retirement Village Remuneration Survey covers 60 roles across the sector. This survey includes information from 8 participating organisations.
  • Job families: Clinical Village, Hospitality / Kitchen, Non-Clinical Village, Development, Sales and Support Office.
  • Published annually in May.

Construction, Building & Roading Remuneration Survey 

  • The EY Construction, Building & Roading Remuneration Survey covers over 148 roles including civil/construction, traffic, water, roading, plant, quarry roles and support positions such as procurement, surveying and draughting. This survey includes data from over 20 participating organisations across the industry.
  • Job families: Asphalt/Plant/Production, Building & Interiors, Civil/Construction, Commercial/Business, Draughting/Planning, Environmental, Health and Safety, Lab/Technical, Open Space/ Facilities Management, Quarry, Procurement/Planning, Quality Assurance, Roading/Maintenance, Surveying, Traffic, Trades, Water/Maintenance.
  • Published annually in June.

Energy Industry Remuneration Survey

  • The EY Energy Industry Remuneration Survey covers 56 roles, from organisations in the energy sector. The survey has 17 participating organisations.
  • Job families: Engineering, Health & Safety, Operators, Technicians, Wholesale & Trading.
  • Published annually in March.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Remuneration Survey

  • The FMCG Remuneration Survey is the market leading NZ survey for the FMCG industry. It was developed to meet the need for accurate and comprehensive remuneration survey for this industry.  It provides market information for over 132 roles across sales, marketing, research & development and production from 28 participating organisations.
  • Job families: Customer Service, Marketing, Production and Planning, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Sales – Category Management/Trade Marketing, Sales – Field Force, Sales – Key Accounts, Sales Route, Supply Chain and Procurement.
  • Published bi-annually in April and October.

Financial Services Remuneration Survey

  • The EY Financial Services Industry Survey provides market information for over 350 roles in banking, insurance and wealth management. We are excited to launch a brand-new financial services survey, and the most comprehensive in the industry bringing greater market data insights.
  • Job families: Actuarial, Claims, Pricing, Sales, Underwriting; Agribusiness, Asset Management, Cash Management/Finance/Funding, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, Credit/Fraud/Audit/Asset Management, Digital/Online Banking, Economics, Institutional Management/Large Corporate Banking, Markets, Product Management, Retail Banking, Risk and Compliance, SME/General Business Banking, Treasury, Wealth Management/Advisory.
  • Published annually in April.

Forestry & Mill Operations Remuneration Survey

  • The EY National Forestry & Mill Operations Remuneration Survey covers over 90 roles specific to this sector, including forestry, harvesting, mill, engineering roles and support roles. The survey includes information from 13 participating organisations in the industry.
  • Job families: Engineering, Finance/Administration, Forestry Operations, Harvesting Operations, Health & Safety/Environmental/Quality, Human Resources, Mill Operations, Procurement, Sales/Marketing, Supply Chain/ Logistics.
  • Published annually in December.

Information Technology Industry Remuneration Survey

  • The Information Technology Industry Remuneration Survey provides market information on 19 job families within the rapidly growing IT industry. With over 170 IT job codes, this survey is a comprehensive data source for the IT Industry and for any organisation with IT roles. This survey includes information from 20 participating organisations.
  • The roles included in this survey are: Agile, Business Support, Data Analytics/Insights, Database/Data Warehousing, Engineering, Geography, Graduate, Hardware, Infrastructure, Network/Applications, Programming, Security, Software, Systems, and Web.
  • This survey is published annually in June.

Retail Industry Remuneration Survey

  • The EY Retail Industry Remuneration Survey covers 135 roles specific to this sector, across stores/operations, supply chain and merchandising. The survey includes information from approximately 17 participating organisations.
  • Job families: Operations, Retail, Strategy & Planning, Loss Prevention, Trade Channel, Health & Safety, Call Centre, Merchandising, Buying, Planning, Store Design & Development, Quality Control, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Planning, Distribution, Supplier Relationship & Procurement, Customs & Shipping, Design & Buy roles, Production, Visual Merchandising, Information Technology, Digital, Web.
  • Published annually in April.

Taranaki Region Remuneration Survey

  • The EY Taranaki Region Remuneration Survey analyses over 85 roles, with all employees being based in the Taranaki region. It covers roles in laboratories, geological, engineering and operations/maintenance.
  • Job families: Engineering, Geological, Laboratory, Maintenance, Operations, Project Services, Quality Assurance/Health & Safety/Environment, Support Office
  • Published annually in December.

Top-Tier Legal Industry Remuneration Survey

  • The EY Top-Tier Legal Industry Remuneration Survey provides information on roles within Legal Firms. The survey covers approximately 33 roles plus specific professional role breakdown by years of experience. Includes information provided by 10 participating organisations within the Legal industry.
  • Job families: Legal roles, legal support roles, corporate support roles.
  • Published annually in August.

Mid-Market Legal Survey

  • The EY Mid-Market Legal Industry survey provides information on roles within legal Firms. The survey covers approximately 33 roles specific to the legal Industry with information provided by 14 participating organisations.
  • Job families: Legal roles, legal support roles, corporate support roles.
  • Published annually in August.

Combined Legal Industry Remuneration Survey

  • The EY Combined Legal Industry Remuneration Survey combines the samples of the Top-Tier and Mid-Market Legal Industry Surveys. The survey covers approximately 33 roles plus specific professional role breakdown by years of experience. Includes information provided by 24 participating Firms within the Legal industry.
  • Job families: Legal roles, legal support roles, corporate support roles.
  • Published annually in August.
  • The EY Pulse Survey is designed to provide ongoing insights into our rapidly changing market. This survey has over 130 participants from over 20 different industries and is free of charge for participants. 

  • Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December.

 

  • EY People Advisory Services regularly undertakes customised remuneration and benefit surveys on behalf of organisations seeking information and insights into unusual roles or 'hard to find' information both in NZ and Australia.
  •  EPIC is a one-stop-shop for people-related insights. Clients have their own account where they can see relevant market statistics with the click of a button. The home dashboard shows what survey submission or publications are coming up, as well as economic indicators (such as CPI, GDP and unemployment rate) and a view of your organisation’s gender pay gap.

  • EPIC provides and easy and secure platform for collecting, collating, and analysing client remuneration data.

  • Clients can download PDF and Excel versions of the survey reports that they have purchased. They can also view survey results online and as apply a variety of scoping factors using our PowerBI interface. Clients can also review their market positioning in a range of different ways, including by job family and career level.

  •  For materials about the MYEY platform, please see New User Guide (link to pdf), MY EY User Guide (link to pdf) and Security Architecture guide (link to pdf).

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EY Sustainable Remuneration Guidelines (SRGs)

EY, along with leading CSOs, have developed and launched global SRGs at the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos.


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