Companies that granted pay raises in 2010

Between 100,000 and 200,000 people working with domestic companies have enjoyed a salary hike by at least 6% this year, with forecasts for the second half of the year and for 2011 being ever more upbeat, say employers and HR specialists. Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods Romania, Dacia, Den Braven, Wrigley, Adobe, and Agricover are just a few of the companies that have continued to grant pay raises this year, too, with raises ranging from 3% to 15%. While employers that granted two-digit increases have been fewer than in previous years and have as a rule offered hikes depending on each employee's performance, projections for the second half of the year and the next year are more optimistic. Employers believe they will offer bigger salary increases in the second half than they had projected in the first three months of the year as they have budgeted or already granted salary hikes 10% above the ones estimated in March, according to a survey conducted by Consulteam and Mercer HR firms among 150 companies, mostly multinationals.