India Leads the World in Wage Hikes

An article from Industry Week discusses the double-digit wage hikes employers can expect to hand out.  According to the article, wages are set to rise almost 13%.

An excerpt:

At the fastest pace in the world, Indian corporate salaries are set to grow by 12.9% this year and will keep rising at this level for up to five years, a consultancy forecast on March 8.

Indian wage growth slipped to an average 6.6% in 2009, the survey said, but quickly moved up the following year to 11.7% as India shed the effects of the global economic downturn.

"We expect Indian salaries to grow by 12% to 15% over the next four to five years for sure," Sethi said.

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