KUALA LUMPUR: Wage earners can expect salary hikes of between 20 to 25 per cent in 2018 when they change jobs in the banking & financial services, engineering and legal & compliance sectors. The Information and Technology sector is also expected to grow the fastest next year in a candidate-driven market with salary increments ranging between 20 to 30 per cent. Robert Walters, a specialist professional recruitment consultancy company, said Malaysia experienced steady hiring activity in 2017 due to the country's ease of doing business, political stability, market growth and business-friendly government-driven initiatives. Robert Walters Malaysia country manager Kimberlyn Lu said hiring activity will remain active in 2018, driven mostly by continuous growth of e-commerce, digitalisation, fintech, shared services and better organisational optimisation. Organisations will also continue to attract Malaysian talent (returning Malaysians) as their international experience is highly valued.

Source: New Strait Times November 22, 2017 07:30 UTC