Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director of Remchannel, and Blessing Utete, Managing Executive of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants

Today’s competitive business landscape makes attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent more important – and more challenging – than ever. Economic pressures are mounting and regulatory frameworks evolving to promote pay transparency, forcing companies to innovate their pay and benefits strategies to ensure equity, fairness, and financial security for their employees.

The Need for Innovation

Traditional approaches to pay and benefits are no longer sufficient. Employees today look for more than just a paycheck; they demand comprehensive, flexible packages that address their immediate financial needs and support their long-term financial well-being goals. Companies must rethink how they structure their pay and benefits.

Talent Vantage™ is the only solution that enables organisations to transform how they reward talent. It combines cutting-edge remuneration insights from Remchannel with Old Mutual Corporate Consultants’ extensive experience in employee benefits.

Blessing Utete, Managing Executive of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants and Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director of Remchannel, explain: “Talent Vantage™ leverages the strengths of both Remchannel and Old Mutual Corporate Consultants to provide a robust solution for managing and rewarding talent sustainably. Our combined expertise ensures that responsible companies create competitive, fair, and flexible pay and benefits strategies.

“Remchannel provides real-time data and tools for crafting competitive packages, ensuring pay structures are fair and responsible whilst Old Mutual Corporate Consultants bring extensive experience in designing and optimising employee benefits. This combined expertise is vital for developing strategies that respond effectively to diverse employees and their increasing need for flexibility.”

Address Short-Term Financial Needs

In a tough economic environment, employees often face urgent and immediate financial pressures. Talent Vantage™ helps organisations with:

• Competitive Pay: Setting pay packages based on remuneration benchmarks crafted to relevant industry and national standards helps companies remain efficient while attracting top talent.

• Flexible Pay: Providing options like on-demand pay (subject to financial education), where employees can access earned wages before payday helps alleviate financial stress.

• Debt Management Support: Offering solutions that help employees to manage debt.

Support Long-Term Financial Security

Employees also need to effectively manage their long-term financial health. Talent Vantage™ helps companies support their employees in achieving their long-term financial goals through strategies such as:

• Enhanced Retirement Plans: Offering robust and flexible retirement savings plans that encourage employees to save for the future in line with their life stage, while protecting themselves from unforeseen life events.

• Financial Wellness Programs: Empowering employees to make informed financial decisions now and for the future by providing education and resources on budgeting, investing, and debt management.

• Short- and Long-term Incentives: Structuring incentive plans linked to company performance, aligning employees’ interests with the long-term success of the business.

Ensure Equity and Fairness

As regulations promoting pay transparency become more stringent, companies must ensure their pay and benefits practices are fair and equitable. Talent Vantage™ enables this by supporting companies to:

• Design Inclusive Benefits: Promoting inclusivity, equity and sustainability by catering to diverse employee needs, including those of different genders, ages, and family situations.

• Conduct Pay Audits: Regularly reviewing pay structures to identify and address disparities, ensuring compliance with pay transparency regulations such as the recently approved Companies Amendment Bill.

• Communicate Transparently: Building trust among all stakeholders by communicating how pay decisions are made and what factors influence remuneration through a company’s Remuneration report.

Your Strategic Advantage

The future of work demands a forward-thinking approach to pay and benefits. By addressing employees’ short-term financial needs and fairly supporting their long-term security, companies can leverage Talent Vantage™ to create a thriving, motivated workforce that’s ready to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.

Learn more about how Talent Vantage™ can help you innovate your organisation’s pay and benefits strategy in a regulatory-compliant and sustainable manner: oldmutual.co.za/talentvantage or email talentvantage@oldmutual.com

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