HR Virtual Summit | Remuneration Matters.
- Start: 9:00am
- End: 1:45pm
- Duration: 4 Hours 45 Min
- Category: HR Summit
- Region: Nationwide
- Online
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Remuneration Matters 2026 is a one‑day virtual summit for senior leaders navigating one of the most complex pay environments Aotearoa has faced in decades. With budgets constrained, expectations rising and scrutiny intensifying, remuneration decisions now sit at the centre of organisational risk, trust and performance.
Across seven practical, plain‑English sessions, the summit explores what will matter most in pay over the next five years—and what leaders need to be paying attention to now. You’ll gain a clear picture of the current remuneration landscape in New Zealand, how organisations are adjusting total remuneration strategies, and how to make credible pay decisions when “just paying more” isn’t an option. The programme tackles the realities of pay equity after the reset, the implications of growing pay transparency, and the emerging role of AI in remuneration decision‑making.
The summit includes a candid conversation on the pay issues that genuinely keep decision‑makers awake at night.
Designed for CEOs, board members, HR and reward leaders, Remuneration Matters 2026 offers insight, perspective and practical guidance to support smarter, more confident pay decisions in a highly constrained and evolving environment.
This HR Summit is proudly sponsored by Strategic Pay
Summit Programme
| 9.05 am | Beyond 2026: Strategic Remuneration & Benefits for the Evolving Workforce Cathy will also help you to understand the top challenges HR professionals are facing and discover how organisations are adapting their total rewards strategies to attract, retain, and motivate their workforce in the years to come. |
| 9.35 am | Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Designing a Total Rewards Strategy that Fits This session explores how to create Reward Principles that reflect your organisation’s values and priorities, and how those principles can guide the development of a Total Rewards Strategy that truly fits your organisation. We’ll also cover how to take a fresh look at your current rewards and remuneration approach. Where do you start? What should you review first? And what quick improvements can make a real difference? Through practical examples and simple ideas, this session will help you identify opportunities to strengthen your total rewards offering and ensure it supports both your people and your organisational goals. |
| 10.15 am | Case Study: Implementing a new remuneration structure Omima will present Flow and Frankie's implementation of a new remuneration structure.
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| 10.45 am | Pay Equity After the Reset: What Leaders Need to Know Now |
| 11.15 am | Break
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| 12.00 pm | AI and Remuneration: A Practitioner Perspective The use of AI in remuneration processes and decision-making is growing. What are the ways in which we can use AI to add value in remuneration practices and what pitfalls might we need to avoid. |
| 12.40 pm | “What Keeps Us Awake at Night”: A Leader’s Conversation on Pay Join a panel of experienced leaders for a candid conversation on the remuneration challenges organisations are grappling with right now. From the questions they are asked most often to the issues that keep them awake at night, this session will explore the realities of managing pay in a complex environment - while giving participants the chance to raise their own burning questions. |
| 1.10 pm | The Future of Pay in Aotearoa: What Will Matter Most in the Next Five Years |
| 1.40 pm | Wrap up and Close |
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Our HR Virtual Summits are held online (via Zoom) with keynote speakers, presentations, information and inspiration delivered live during the Summit. The Virtual Summits consistently receive outstanding reviews for content, value for money, engagement and participation.
Our programmes are crafted to deliver key takeaways that can readily be applied in the workplace, to inspire, inform and get you thinking in new and creative ways. The speakers are chosen for their expertise, and engaging stories to share.
Note this event is worth 4 CPD points
Pricing
*Members and Student Members = $120.00
*Non-Members = $160.00
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