PwC: Private sector wages increased on average by 4.1 pct in 2014

Newsroom 04/09/2014 | 13:53

The average wage increase in the private sector amounted to 4.1 percent in 2014, according to this year’s edition of the PayWell Romania salary and benefits survey. This figure is similar to 2013 (4.6 percent).

“Despite the increase in the minimum wage, which was twice increased in the last 12 months, salaries in the private sector registered only a modest growth in 2014. On the other hand, the downward trend of the inflation rate reduced salary pressures”, stated Mihaela Mitroi, Tax and Legal Services Leader, PwC Romania.

The highest wage increases in 2014 were reported in the IT&C sector (7 percent), while the lowest were in banking and retail (both 3.2 percent). 86 percent of the participating companies increased or plan to increase wages in 2014, while 14 percent either don’t intend to operate such wage increases, or haven’t taken a decision by the time the survey’s data were collected.

“As the European economic recovery seems still frail, while the regional geopolitical context is very uncertain, companies will show extra caution and keep a close watch on costs in the years to come. For 2015, 54 percent of the participating companies in the PayWell Romania study have budgeted an average salary increase rate of around 4 percent, similar to this year”, added Mihaela Mitroi.

In what concerns the extra-salary benefits, PayWell survey concludes that half of the Romanian companies provide fix bonuses to all employees, in connection with the winter holydays, Easter and the summer season vacations. These bonuses are usually offered as fixed amounts, up to RON 2,250. The performance bonus is a common incentive, being offered by most of the respondents to the PayWell Romania 2014.

The planned level of the performance bonus reaches up to 30 percent of the annual salary, with the highest levels being allocated to top Management.

The PayWell Romania 2014 study points out that the overall rate of non-wage benefits has decreased in the last years for all types of benefits – social benefits (meal tickets, transportation), security benefits (life insurance, private pension plan, medical subscription), perks (company car, mobile phone) or well-being benefits (sports and social activities, assistance for employees’ children).

Fixed income now amounts to 92 percent in total remuneration package (compared to just 69 percent in 2008), while performance bonuses decreased to 5 percent of total remuneration and extra-salary benefits to 3 percent.

“The performance targets have become more challenging and difficult to achieve, therefore generating smaller performance bonuses, while the non-wage benefits were hit by the cost efficiency measures implemented by most of the companies ”, said Horaţiu Cocheci, Senior Manager, Human Resources Consulting Team Leader, PwC Romania.

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