TMS Asia-Pacific has announced that it has begun collating data for its 2007 Travel and Hospitality Industry Salary Survey.
TMS General Manager, Mandy Scotney [Pictured right] said the primary purpose of the web-based annual review, inaugurated last year, is to independently assess the total remuneration packages of consultants and management at all levels throughout the Australian industry.
The recruitment and executive search specialist is initially inviting input from more than 2,500 respondents chosen at random from the company’s database.
But Ms Scotney said the online questionnaire was readily available to anyone in the industry who wanted to participate.
“The end benefits of the survey are manifold,” she said. “In the first instance the survey allows organisations to ensure they are paying market rates thereby maintaining their competitive edge.
“The survey also reviews the link between salary and non-financial benefits and the impact on job satisfaction and retention levels.”
“This enables us to paint an accurate industry picture rather than relying on anecdotal evidence.”
Ms Scotney said that employers should remember that salary is rarely the entire reason someone makes a decision to either join or leave an organisation.
“Opportunities for career and skill development, engagement with the organisation, a sense of community and team and true flexibility are equally, if not more important, than salary,” she said.
The survey, which takes about five minutes to complete, is readily available on the TMS website or the following link:
http://tmscm.tmsap.com/rp/381/ContestForm.clsp?FormId=4242
The TMS 2007 Travel and Hospitality Industry Salary Survey is being managed by Australian-based research specialist Navigator Consulting.
TMS conducted a similar survey in New Zealand last March and the company is also planning similar exercises in each of its other key areas of operation, including Asia, the Middle East and the UK.
Report by The Mole
