According to the 2015 Robert Half salary guide, the average pay for an administration assistant in Brisbane is $45-53,000 p.a. But what are the other costs of having in-house staff?
Working on a salary of $50,000:
$4750 – Super 9.5%
$2600 – Payroll tax 4.75%
$400 – Workers comp
$1000 – Long Service Leave 2% of salary
$686 – Annual leave loading
$59,436 – Total cost of employee benefits
$10,000 – % on top of cost/salary cost of a seat estimate 20%
$69,436
PLUS
Equipment- computer and phone, sick leave, recruitment – either time or $$ to a recruiter, poor cultural fit – re-hiring
65% of HR executives have hired an employee whose performance didn’t meet expectations. The key issues from hiring the wrong person are lost productivity, lower staff morale and the monetary cost of repeating the hiring process.
The average salary to hire an accountant or financial planner is $90,000 plus costs – you are looking at well over $120,000 p.a.
The advantages of hiring skilled hands is clear; they have experience in their field, training is minimal and they can hit the ground running.
Do your workers need to be in the office? An outsource solution saves you the cost of a seat – that’s $10,000 a year, at a minimum. You only pay for the hours worked, and your reward is improved efficiency, money and time to spend how you want.