Companies foresee an average salary increase of 7% in 2022, and April is the month when about a third of companies implement salary increases foreseen for this year, according to a study made by a consulting company. At the same time, 36% of companies announce they offer total flexibility to employees who will be able to choose working from home or office and 15% intend to increase the value of table tickets this year. These are the main conclusions of HR Topics 2022- Spot Survey, made by Mercer March Benefits in Romania in March. The study synthesizes answers sent to the 166 companies in 17 domains. The Report covers the main tendencies anticipated for this year in areas of compensations and benefits such as approaching companies about resuming office activities, throughout the year. According to the study, only 18% of companies choose to grant financial benefits for employees who work from home, in conditions of law 296/220. The average gross support of annual financial aid granted to an employee is 1,679 lei according to companies which grant them that kind of support. 13 companies pointed out that they grant that support monthly. While 11 companies concentrate benefit in a single annual payment. More than a third of companies which sent data (36%) announce they will offer total flexibility to employees who can choose whether they want to continue working at home or at the office. At the same time, 21% of companies count on a joint work program for employees: 3 days from office and 2 days from home. Only 9% of companies consider returning to work based only on physical presence in offices. Mercer is a global consulting company in health, payment and careers and is present in the Romanian market as the partnership Mercer March Benefits through which customers have at their disposal a single source of managing costs, risks and the complexity of benefits granted to employees. The network represents an association of local Mercer and March offices in the whole world. Mercer has over 20,000 employees in 40 countries, wit operations in more than 130 countries. Mercer is part of March& McLennan Companies, the most important global company of professional consulting services for risk, strategy and human resources.
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