That is what business is planning for 2017

According to Antal Russia recruitment company study results*, 61% of employers are planning to increase salaries for employees in 2017.

Half of the companies (52%) include an increase by 7-9% in the budget. More international companies are planning to increase salaries more frequently than their Russian counterparts: 67% of representatives of international companies and 44% of companies from Russia have expressed an intention to increase salaries.

Employers are also more optimistic about their plans regarding the number of personnel. 41% of companies participating in the survey are going to recruit new employees, up from 24% of respondents that planned to increase staff when asked the same question at the end of 2015. The representatives of medical companies from medical sphere, FMCG, IT and retail trading have been mentioning the plans for personnel recruiting more frequently than others. However, every tenth employer keeps thinking that to get along without job cuts in 2017 will be impossible.

The study had been carried out within a period from December 1 to 12, 2016 by means of computer-assisted web interviewing. 223 Russian and international companies from 16 sectors of economy had taken part in it. If you would like to get a full copy please email me on [email protected]