The Ravio Blog

Average salaries and hiring rates in Australian tech are surging, whilst retention is decreasing rapidly – 2025 marks a strong market for Australian talent.

AI-native startup companies are taking a different approach to hiring and compensation: lean teams made up of high agency 'super ICs' paid at premium salaries.

Join Vaso Parisinou (CPO at Ravio) and Matt McFarlane (Director of FNDN) to explore the pros, cons, and best practices of pay for performance strategies. Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to design approaches that motivate employees while protecting company culture.

For 33% of companies, understanding how market changes is the biggest challenge of compensation cycles. Having access to up-to-date salary data year round is a must.

Spreadsheets are a reliable pay review companion, but cause errors, inefficiencies, version control chaos, and data privacy leaks. See how pay review software can streamline the process.

Vaso Parisinou (CPO at Ravio) was joined by Olive Turon (Head of People & Culture at TestGorilla) to discuss global compensation strategies: how to ensure fair pay for employees in all locations whilst avoiding an admin nightmare. 

Vaso Parisinou was joined by Sarah Jefferys, Jenny Packer and Chris Andrew for an expert discussion on building personalised compensation strategies that truly appeal across a diverse workforce.

Designing an effective sales incentive plan means defining business goals, setting realistic targets with enough stretch, tailoring incentives for different purposes, and communicating well with the sales team.

Pay for performance is an effective way to retain top employees and incentivise productivity, but can contribute to pay equity issues. Learn the full pros and cons.

Effective collaboration between HR and Finance is crucial when deciding right compensation budget for a company. Reward Leader Lucia Nikolaou shares her advice.