Indian businesses are among the most
optimistic about their country's economic growth and are likely to hire
more new workers than any other nation in the world, says a report.
According to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a
quarterly survey of more than 3,000 businesses in 44 countries, India
is one of the top 10 countries that plan to increase hirings. About 73 per cent of Indian businesses plan to increase staff numbers,
which is more than double the global average of 36 per cent. As
many as 83 per cent of Indian businesses are optimistic about their
local economy (up from 78 per cent three months earlier), and much
higher than the global average of 50 per cent. Overall, Peru
topped the list with 98 per cent businesses optimistic about the
economy, followed by Philippines (92 per cent), the United Arab Emirates
(92 per cent), Mexico (84 per cent) and India (83 per cent).
Besides, about 88 per cent of Indian businesses plan to increase
employee wages at or above inflation level. This is well above the
global average of 68 per cent, and trailing only Argentina (97 per
cent), Botswana (94 per cent), South Africa (94 per cent) and Canada (89
per cent).
"Though the survey shows an increase in optimism and
demand, as well as willingness to invest, there's still an issue of
uncertainty. For most businesses, while reason says 'hoard cash', their
instinct says 'invest now' to get ahead of the competition," Grant
Thornton in India National Managing Partner Vishesh Chandiok said. He added: "If businesses think another crash is imminent, they will
hoard cash to insulate their operations. However, the signs over the
past quarter are that businesses especially in mature markets are going
to invest in the future growth of their operations – this suggests they
are feeling more confident about the outlook." Globally, 27 per
cent of businesses are optimistic about the economic outlook, up from
just 4 per cent from the previous quarter, the report said.
NAUKRI'S DISAPPOINTING OUTLOOK
After witnessing an uptick in the past three
months, the hiring activity in March saw a minor dip of 1.1 per cent
owing to the ongoing appraisal season, according to leading job portal
Naukri.com. The Naukri Job Speak index -- that indicates hiring
activities online -- employment levels for India Inc in March was down
1.1 per cent compared to February. On a year-on-year basis, however,
the index has shown an increase in hiring by 11.5 per cent. The index
had moved up by 3 per cent in December 2012, by 10 per cent in January
and a further 4 per cent in February led by sectors like software
services, BPO and pharma which have been witnessing positive hiring
trends. "We have noticed a small correction after three successive
months of growth in the Naukri Job Speak Index of 3 per cent, 10 per
cent and 4 per cent in December 2012, January 2013 and February 2013,
respectively," Info Edge India, which owns job portal Naukri.com, CFO
Ambarish Raghuvanshi said. Raghuvanshi further added that "while some
of this can be attributed to seasonality, it is also a fact that
business confidence levels which play a strong role in hiring intentions
continue to be fragile. A sustainable positive trend will emerge once
the economy and the environment are seen to be in a growth mode."
Traditionally, March has always been a month where recruitment slows
across sectors due to appraisal season. An industry-wise analysis shows
IT- software, auto and oil and gas witnessed dip in comparison to
February. However, hiring in pharma, construction and BPO sectors have
remained positive in March in comparison to the previous month. Despite
the downturn, positive hiring activity was seen for professionals in
the IT enabled sector which has increased by 8 per cent in March, over
February. The hiring activity for professionals in functional areas
like banking and insurance has shown a record dip of 13 per cent in
March over February. Other key sectors like IT, accounts, marketing and
HR have also witnessed lower hiring numbers in the range of 3 per cent
to 7 per cent. Among metros, Bengaluru and Pune maintained steady
hiring levels, while Hyderabad witnessed 5 per cent upward movement in
the index in March over February. Delhi and Mumbai saw a 5 per cent dip
in hiring, whereas Chennai saw the maximum dip of 11 per cent among the
top seven cities, after two months of consecutive upward movement.
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