Services

UniRem Consulting offers expert remuneration support tailored to your organisation's needs.

Whether your Reward team requires additional capacity during peak periods, or your organisation does not have an in-house reward function but needs specialised expertise at key points in the year, I provide professional, dependable support.

Services are designed to be flexible—ranging from the delivery of standalone projects to ongoing strategic remuneration advice and guidance.

Get in touch: marcus@uniremconsulting.com.au

Reward Framework Review

I partner with universities to assess and redesign their reward frameworks so they align with institutional values and long-term objectives. These reviews ensure that your reward principles support recruitment, retention, and motivation—while maintaining clarity, fairness and governance.

What’s involved

  • Assessment of current reward frameworks, policies and practices

  • Development of reward principles aligned with university values

  • Strategic alignment with long-term institutional goals

  • Benchmarking against sector and market practices

  • Clear, actionable recommendations for improvement

Annual Salary Reviews

I help universities run structured, fair, and data-informed salary review cycles that link performance, market trends, and budget priorities. Whether you need templates or governance support, I ensure your process is consistent and efficient.

What’s involved

  • Design of performance-based salary review frameworks

  • Pay matrix and budget scenario modelling

  • Templates and tools for standardised implementation

  • Support with governance and approval processes

  • Guidance on executive-level reporting and communications

Salary Supplementation Reviews

Bonus Plans

A well-designed bonus or incentive plan should drive performance, align with values, and be easy to administer. I evaluate and redesign bonus schemes to ensure they are fair, effective, and clearly structured.

What’s involved

  • Review of existing bonus and incentive plans

  • Design of equitable, performance-based frameworks

  • Support for annual assessment and payment cycles

  • Development of Sales Incentive Plans for Business Development roles (TNE, MBA, Enterprise, etc.)

  • Advice on governance, fairness, and alignment with institutional objectives

Salary Supplementation Reviews

Salary supplementation can create complexity and risk if not applied consistently. I provide independent, confidential reviews of supplementation and loading arrangements to ensure they are fair, policy-aligned, and defensible.

What’s involved

  • Review of arrangements for Business school academics, Heads of School, Deans, and key professional staff

  • Assessment of consistency and alignment with university policy and enterprise agreements

  • Identification of risks, anomalies, and governance gaps

  • Recommendations to improve transparency and equity

  • Development of supplementation, loading, and allowance strategies and guidelines

Market Benchmarking (coming soon)

Effective remuneration decisions rely on robust benchmarking. I deliver evidence-based comparisons tailored to the university context—providing clear data to support strategic workforce and pay decisions.

What’s involved

  • Benchmarking of academic, professional, and specialist roles

  • Use of reliable, higher education–specific market data

  • Tailored reports to support remuneration and job evaluation processes

  • Insights to inform pay strategy, attraction, and retention.

Salary Surveys (coming soon)

UniRem Consulting is developing sector-specific salary surveys that provide high-quality, comparable data with minimal effort from your team. These surveys will help universities make confident, market-aligned decisions across key disciplines.

What’s involved

  • Australian University Survey plus focused surveys for Business, Medicine, and Operations

  • UniRem handles job matching to ensure consistency and reduce your workload

  • Reports designed to support remuneration, loading, and attraction decisions

  • Easy participation process for HR and Reward teams

Pay Compliance Audits

I conduct in-depth pay audits to identify compliance gaps, assess risks, and ensure your practices meet legislative and enterprise agreement requirements. These audits provide peace of mind and practical solutions to reduce risk exposure.

What’s involved

  • Review of payroll setup and recent enterprise agreement changes

  • Identification of compliance risks and inconsistencies

  • Assessment of internal pay governance

  • Clear recommendations to address any issues

  • Optional support to implement corrective actions

Market Benchmarking (coming soon)

Executive Remuneration Assessment

I provide independent, evidence-based assessments of senior executive remuneration—balancing market competitiveness, internal equity, and governance obligations. These reviews are tailored for Vice-Chancellors, DVCs, Deans, and senior administrative leaders.

What’s involved

  • Market benchmarking for senior academic and professional roles

  • Assessment of internal relativities and policy alignment

  • Governance reporting and support for remuneration committees

  • Development of remuneration policies and briefing materials

  • Strategic insights for transparent, defensible pay decisions

HR System Implementation

Implementing a new HRIS is a major opportunity to streamline your remuneration processes. I support system implementation and configuration, ensuring your platform reflects your strategy and improves pay governance.

What’s involved

  • Strategic advice on job architecture and system configuration

  • Implementation of compensation modules for salary reviews and bonuses

  • Collaboration with internal project and HRIS teams

  • Setup aligned with remuneration policies and compliance needs

  • Post-implementation support and optimisation

Get in touch to learn more about these services and how they may help your organisation - marcus@uniremconsulting.com.au

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