Megan Alexander: Robert Half New Zealand managing director on the counteroffer conundrum impacting Kiwi businesses

Counteroffers have become a widespread retention tactic in today’s hiring market, but questions have been raised about its effectiveness. The 2026 Robert Half Salary Guide reveals 95 percent of New Zealand employers extended a counteroffer to employees with external job offers in the past year. Megan Alexander from Robert Half says it's a short-term fix, as a significant percentage of employees still left within 12 months.  "If you don't really understand the real reasons why the person was looking to leave in the first place and you put the band-aid of extra money on it, then it's a very short-term thing." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.