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Mathan Allington

Mathan Allington is Head of Marketing at Compono, where he writes about hiring, culture, capability and the people-insight side of HR that most tools ignore. He turns behavioural science and workforce data into decisions HR teams can actually defend, and has spent his career building demand for B2B software across Australia and beyond.

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Employment Hero pricing: a guide for mid-market leaders

Employment Hero pricing works on a per-employee, per-month subscription across tiered plans (historically named Standard, Premium and Platinum), with separate HR and payroll products and a combined bundle. Exact figures are quoted for your headcount...

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Enterprise vs mid-market HR: choosing the right path

The difference between enterprise and mid-market HR comes down to scale and focus. Enterprise HR is built for management at scale, with specialised...

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Team fit assessment: how to build high-performing cultures

A team fit assessment objectively measures how a candidate's work preferences, motivations and personality align with an existing team and role. Done...

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Cognitive ability test hiring: a guide to better decisions

A cognitive ability test measures how quickly a candidate learns and how well they solve unfamiliar problems. Decades of research rank general mental...

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Choosing the right e-learning platform Australia

To choose an e-learning platform in Australia, look for four things: a mobile-friendly experience your people will actually use, high-quality content...

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Australian employment law compliance: a guide for leaders

Australian employment law compliance rests on a few pillars: the National Employment Standards (NES) as the minimum floor, the modern award or...

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The HR Influence Awards

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HR Influence Awards: Nominations are open for the Top 12 ANZ

There’s plenty of HR content online. Hot takes. Frameworks. Templates. Threads. But real influence is rarer. It’s the HR contributors whose work...

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ATS HRIS integration: a guide to seamless people data

ATS HRIS integration connects your applicant tracking system to your HR information system so candidate data flows into the employee record...

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How to support mergers and acquisitions with culture data

Cultural integration succeeds in mergers and acquisitions when you treat culture as measurable data, not a soft afterthought. That means mapping the...

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (2025)

Last reviewed August 2026 The latest talent acquisition and HR research points the same way from...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

Last reviewed August 2026 The best free personality tests for employees and team building are the...
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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

To post a job ad on LinkedIn: log into your company Page, go to the Jobs section and select the...
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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

A job description is a formal document that sets out a role's purpose, essential duties,...
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The complete guide to employee onboarding: best practices for 2025

Employee onboarding best practices come down to four things: start before day one, structure the...
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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates...
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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

Last reviewed August 2026 Bias in performance appraisal is a systematic error in judgement that...
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