For several years now, the Australian labour market has been operating in an environment whereby the demand for skilled, appropriately capable personnel has not been able to be met by the supply available. A key contributor to the lower Industry participation rates in the Information Technology sector was the effect of the period following Year 2000 where IT Tertiary enrolments decreased because of a decline in appropriate job opportunities.

The economic upturn for businesses since then has provided an environment whereby low unemployment co-exists with increased competition to attract candidates into relevant industry career paths. It follows then that if it is more difficult to find new people, you need to work far harder to keep your existing human capital, so that the difficult replacement process does not need to occur as often.

There has been a trend in recent years whereby understanding the needs and wants of your current employees (or long term contractor’s) has become particularly relevant. Acting on those needs is equally as pertinent however, and any subsequent action may include reacting to industry remuneration benchmark changes, implementing more flexible work arrangements, and taking a far greater interest in staff development and performance, to name a few.

It is by operating within this challenging human resources environment, and directly engaged in senior management roles within the Information Technology Industry, that Montare are able to provide contemporary Human Capital Consulting advice across the range of management issues likely to affect your business.