With cost-of-living pressure, net migration swings, and shifting confidence in the economy, salary reviews are taking on new weight this year.

In her latest Caffeine Daily column, LiveRem CEO & Co-Founder Kathleen Webber dives into fresh insights from LiveRem’s tech-sector data, showing higher salary growth and lower turnover in early 2025, and unpacks what this means for HR, founders, and finance leaders navigating pay conversations.

Whether you’re building a salary review process from scratch or refining one, Kathleen shares five practical steps to make it fairer, faster, and less painful.

From market benchmarks to pay gap audits, this one’s a must-read for people leaders.

Catch the full column on Caffeine Daily.