Remuneration

type: Webcast
date: 10/10/25

2025 Director Fee insights

2025 Director Fee insights

Watch this webcast to delve into the findings of the IoD Directors’ Fees Report 2025/26.

Remuneration
Reporting

type: Webcast
date: 24/10/24

Leave for Directors

Leave for Directors

This panel discussion explores the impacts of leave on director diversity on our boards and the implications of this for governance.

type: Media release
date: 26/08/22

Media release

Staff wage rises outstrip director fees increases

Staff wage rises outstrip director fees increases

according to the 2022/23 Directors’ Fees Report by the IoD and EY.

type: Finance
date: 14/08/25

Closing the pay gap: From perception to action in boardrooms

Closing the pay gap: From perception to action in boardrooms

Most organisations collect gender data – far fewer act on it.

type: Finance
date: 18/08/23

Complex business challenges see directors working longer, seeking insurance

Complex business challenges see directors working longer, seeking insurance

Directors are working longer and many have turned down roles due to time pressure as the median hours worked climbs towards pandemic levels.

type: Board practices
date: 10/03/26

Boardroom Premium

Has Australia’s two-strikes rule outlived its purpose?

Has Australia’s two-strikes rule outlived its purpose?

After a heated AGM season and fresh stakeholder feedback to the regulator, the controversial rule is again under debate.

Regulation
Remuneration

type: Setting the table
date: 21/01/26

Boardroom Premium

Working for gingernuts: Should not-for-profit boards be paid?

Working for gingernuts: Should not-for-profit boards be paid?

Not-for-profit directors face rising legal risk and governance demands – often unpaid. Is working for purpose (and biscuits) still enough?

Director duties
Not-for-profit governance
Remuneration

type: Board practices
date: 04/12/25

Boardroom Premium

Board fees in Australia: scale drives pay gaps in private and NFP sectors

Board fees in Australia: scale drives pay gaps in private and NFP sectors

From unpaid charity roles to six-figure private company chairs, board fees vary widely as rising expectations challenge traditional models.

Not-for-profit governance
Remuneration

type: Board practices
date: 04/12/25

Boardroom Premium

Fees rise for Australian directors, but expectations rise faster

Fees rise for Australian directors, but expectations rise faster

Despite modest increases in board fees, Australian directors face growing pressure from rising workloads, personal risk and compliance.

Remuneration

type: Finance
date: 08/11/24

Fee boost coming for Crown directors

Fee boost coming for Crown directors

State Owned Enterprises Minister Paul Goldsmith says a boost to Crown-entity directors’ fees will help the Government attract top talent.

Public sector
Remuneration

type: Finance
date: 25/08/23

Governance insights from the Directors’ Fees Report 2023/2024

Governance insights from the Directors’ Fees Report 2023/2024

Governance insights from the Directors’ Fees Report 2023/2024.

Remuneration
Transparency

type: Finance
date: 15/06/23

GST on director or board member fees – IRD rulings

GST on director or board member fees – IRD rulings

Inland Revenue recently issued a total of 46 pages of discussions on how director or board member fees should be treated for GST.

Remuneration

type: Finance
date: 15/06/23

GST: Directors and board members providing services through a personal services company

GST: Directors and board members providing services through a personal services ...

Inland Revenue's draft guidance consulting on GST treatment for individuals offering director services through a personal services company.

Remuneration