India most confident on hiring plans for Dec quarter: report
09/09/2014 15:42
According to ManpowerGroup report, hiring spree in India is strongest as compared to the global peers for the October—December quarter of this year on hopes of a speedy economic revival.
“Indian employers anticipate a “vigorous” hiring pace for the next three months with as many as 46 per cent employers planning to increase their staff strength,” Manpower Employment Outlook Survey said.
Globally, fourth quarter hiring confidence is strongest in India, Taiwan and New Zealand, while the weakest forecasts are in Spain, Italy, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Finland.
A sector—wise analysis shows that the most optimistic hiring plans are reported by employers in the services sector and the mining and construction sector, where net employment outlooks stood at 49 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively, said the survey that covered 5,287 employers across India.
From a global perspective, hiring plans are mostly positive, with employers in 36 of the 42 countries and territories expecting to add to their workforce in the October-December period.
Across Asia Pacific, payrolls are expected to increase in the next three months. Indian employers reported the strongest hiring plans while the weakest Asia Pacific forecast was reported in mainland China.
