42% of HR professionals dissatisfied with pay — SEDAT report

Recommendations The report recommends that organisations undertake regular salary benchmarking exercises, strengthen internal pay equity systems, adopt transparent compensation frameworks and recognise HR as a strategic partner in business decision-making.

A comprehensive national survey on the compensation of Human Resource (HR) professionals has revealed growing concerns over pay disparities, with more than four in every 10 HR practitioners expressing dissatisfaction with their salaries despite the increasingly strategic role they play in organisations.

Underlying challenges Beyond salary levels, respondents identified several factors contributing to perceptions of under-recognition, including the continued view of HR as an administrative rather than strategic function, limited ability to quantify HR's business impact, organisational budget constraints and weak salary negotiations.