Thursday, March 12, 2009

India Inc Upbeat On Jobs: Grant Thornton- March 12, 2009

44 per cent of businesses in India are expecting rise in job opportunities in the next one year despite the global economic downturn, according to a Grant Thornton research report.

However, employees at nearly one-fifth of privately held businesses, globally, could see no salary increases in the year ahead. About 44 per cent businesses in India expect an increase in employment opportunities in the ensuing 12-months, while 16 per cent believe that employment opportunities would decrease and the rest (40 per cent) expect it to remain unchanged, the Grant Thornton International Business Report said.

Twenty-one per cent of businesses plan to offer no increase in pay in 2009, while 3 per cent actually expect to reduce pay. Only 10 per cent of businesses expect to increase pay above the rate of inflation, the report said. Perhaps more worrying for employees is that a significant number of privately-held businesses (60 per cent) in India intend to increase salaries of their staff only in line with inflation, Grant Thornton India National Markets Leader Monish Chatrath said.

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