Wages are increasing faster than expected this year, according to the annual index of Mercer Human Resource Consulting, published on September 5th. The average increase is 3.8 %, nearly double the 2 % rate expected in 2006, with a 4.1 % peak for executives. (Ref 06860)
Sectors where wages are increasing the most quickly are finance and trade. This increase is due to economic recovery, with a 3.25 % growth rate expected in 2006, instead of 2.75 % announced in February by the Ministry of Economy. The Mercer’s study stresses the persistent differences between men and women, notably for administrators (7.4 % more for men) accountants (9 %). After four years of decline (-0.7 % in 2005,-0.2 % in 2004,-2.2 % in 2003,-0.9 % in 2002), the buying power of Dutch househo
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