Survey: Hong Kong employers are optimistic about recruitment this year declined

A survey shows that with the decrease in bonuses, the optimism of Hong Kong employers for this year's recruitment has declined, highlighting the dilemma facing Hong Kong as a financial center.

Comprehensive Bloomberg and Hong Kong Zhongtong News reported that the 2024 Hong Kong executive salary salary output survey report released by the international audit company KPMG on Thursday (March 14) shows that only 26%of employers expect the number of employees in 2024It will increase, and the proportion is less than 37%last year.Executives are more optimistic, of which 41%of the respondents expect the number of employees to increase, but it is still lower than 48%last year.

Xiao Weiqiang, a personal service partner of KPMG China, said that this year's survey results show that executives have continued to demand for talents who can improve performance.With the continuous transformation of the business and the continuous changes in the business environment, the role and responsibility of employees will continue to evolve.In 2024, how to expand the diverse talent pool and improve the matching of talents will become the key to the success of the employer.

Under the circumstances of the long -term decline in China's stock market, a severe decline in the real estate market, and weak economic growth, banks and investment companies have been layoffs and reduced their business in Asia.

The above surveys show that the layoffs of the six industries are expected to be higher than the previous year.1103 corporate executives and professionals were investigated by KPMV, of which 552 respondents worked or lived in Hong Kong, and 551 respondents worked or lived in mainland China.

In the key financial service field, 14%of the respondents said that the company will lay off a layoff this year, which is higher than 9%last year.In general, 16%of the respondents said that the company would lay off for layoffs, and the proportion was doubled last year.

Survey also shows that the company's bonus issued will also decrease.The company issued an average of 2.27 months last year, which is 0.16 months less than in 2022.The red decline in the field of financial services and real estate shows that these two major areas have faced severe challenges in the past year.