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Certain HR roles are securing pay rises well ahead of inflation, according to remuneration research released today.

In the HR and safety sector, "our survey shows there have been significant salary increases paid to generalists at all levels, with demand high across all industries," says Shay Peters, managing director of Robert Walters Australia & New Zealand.

"Although most specialist roles have seen moderate increases, the recruitment manager role is an outlier, seeing a significant 15% increase. With a focus on securing talent and framing up an impressive employee value proposition, recruitment specialists are in high demand," he tells HR Daily.

This is the first time Robert Walters has plotted its salary survey data against CPI, revealing the true impact of inflationary pressures on people's take home pay. In the 12 months to the end of September 2022, CPI rose to 7.3%, meaning anyone who received a rise in pay below that figure suffered a 'real-terms' pay cut...