Salary expectation gap between staff, employers: Hays

Singapore

SINGAPORE employers' plans for salary increases do not match employees' expectations, according to recruiting and human resources firm Hays.

It said on Tuesday at the launch of its 2017 Hays Asia Salary Guide that 46 per cent of employers in Singapore plan for moderate salary increases of 3 to 6 per cent. However, only 29 per cent of employees expect an increase in this range.

Instead, more employees are expecting salary increases to be at the higher end of the spectrum, with 33 per cent anticipating salary increases to either be in the 6-10 per cent range or above 10 per cent. In contrast, only 11 …