Winning Bizness Desk

Mumbai. 38 percent of companies in India are planning to recruit more in the next three months. Thus, the hiring activity by employers is expected to remain strong during the April-June quarter. This information was given in the 60th annual edition of Manpowergroup Employment Outlook Survey on Tuesday. The opinion of 3,090 employers was sought in this. According to the report, recruitment activities in various sectors are stronger than in the same period last year. However, on a quarterly basis, it is estimated that the net employment outlook may decline by 11 per cent as compared to the January-March quarter.

Employers expect payrolls to increase

For the April-June quarter, 55 per cent of employers expect payrolls to increase, 17 per cent said it will decrease while 36 per cent expect it to remain unchanged. Thus the net employment scenario is 38 per cent. Sandeep Gulati, Group Managing Director, ManpowerGroup, said, “While the country is coming out of the impact of the pandemic, there are new challenges like global geopolitical instability and rising inflation. In the meantime, India will continue to grow as a major source of information technology and technology resources.

Women's representation still low

Sandeep Gulati said the representation of women in the workforce still remains a matter of concern. According to the survey, the outlook for IT and technology roles is the strongest at 51 per cent, followed by restaurants and hotels at 38 per cent, education, health, social work and government placement at 37 per cent.