Almost three-quarters of HR professionals believe HR directors don’t deserve
their large salaries, according to a Personnel-Today.com poll.
The online survey asked if HR directors are worth their average annual pay
packet of £217,570, as revealed in research by consultants Towers Perrin.
Only a quarter of the 100 or so respondents feel the huge salaries are
warranted.
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However, Nick Page, rewards adviser at the CIPD, believes the take home pay
for HR directors is much lower.
"When you ask if people deserve a large amount of money it is rare that
others will agree. In reality it is based on opinion, not an understanding of
what the job entails," he said.
