India Inc goes slow on increments; pay hikes for select profiles: Report

While salary growth may range from a marginally positive to stagnant or even negative, the increment for some of the "super-specialised" profiles can go beyond 15%

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only impacted the employment landscape, but has also disrupted the way India Inc rewards its talent. Employers are cherry-picking profiles and doling out rewards, according to the TeamLease Jobs & Salaries Primer Report 2020.

While salary growth may range from a marginally positive to stagnant or even negative (given the dire situation created by Covid-19), the increment for some of the “super-specialised” profiles can go beyond 15 per cent. 

According to the analysis, the profiles that will see an increment in their salaries this year include Hadoop developers in BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance)