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GUEST RESEARCH

• 57% of Australian HR professionals report an increase in AI-related budgets in 2025 (up from 38% in 2024).
• 83% believe AI will significantly impact HR this year, with 32% calling it 'transformative'.1 in 4 (27%) say workforce upskilling will be their
• organisation’s biggest challenge in the next 12 months – up from fourth place last year.
• 68% feel their department is "future-ready" for AI adoption.

• 22% of Australian workers have accrued over four weeks of annual leave, with older workers racking up higher averages than their younger counterparts
• The average employee has just under 16 days of leave due, taking total annual leave pay for this period to over $7,000 for the average full time worker entitled to leave loading*
• Three in five employees feel like they can’t take leave, with the primary reason being that they’re too busy
• Employees are feeling the pressure of the current climate, with 43% of workers feeling burnt out and four in ten saying their workload has increased since the last quarter

GUEST RESEARCH: Employees are hoarding their annual leave, putting added pressure on themselves and their workplaces, the latest ELMO Employee Sentiment Index (ESI) report found.

Employees are not taking advantage of the mental health resources at their disposal, despite feeling high rates of stress and pressure at work, the latest ELMO Employee Sentiment Index (ESI) report found,

● It now takes 35 days for new hires to become fully productive in their role, up from 24 days in 2023
● Improving productivity is a top priority for Australian businesses in 2024
● But lack of employee engagement is the top barrier holding productivity back

Australian businesses are struggling to hold onto their new recruits with one in eight (13%) leaving during the probation period.

Three quarters of Australian workers feel they’re prevented from taking annual leave due to the cost-of-living pressures and demanding workloads, according to the latest industry research from software company ELMO.

Cloud-based HR, payroll, expense management and rostering & attendance software provider ELMO has released a new product which it claims will allow managers and people leaders to streamline their people management requirements and “fight back against the war for talent”.