Are companies planning to hire staff during 2023?

One of the issues that hundreds of Panamanians prioritize is employment, but this year companies also plan to hire staff.

surface Balance in 2022 and 2023 expectations from HR professionals, offers some light in this regard.

77% of organizations Panama plan the recruitment of new staff during 2023 This number is above the regional average of 63 percent, according to the mentioned research.

Panama and Peru are among the countries that plan ua A higher percentage lease new talents this year 2023 with 77%, followed by Argentina with 75% and Chile with 63%, remaining at the average of the region.

56% of HR professionals in Panama says that they will increase wages this year, 54% of respondents intend to increase wages by 5%, 20% by 10%, 13% will increase by 15%, and the other 13% will do so according to inflation.

Among other results that the survey gave, we have that 56% of HR professionals in Panama say they will increase their salaries this year, 54% of those surveyed intend to increase their salaries by 5%, 20% by 10%, 13% will increase by 15% , and the other 13% will do so according to inflation.

in 2022

53% resource specialists Panamanian people respondents believe that 2022 was a good year for organizations.

For 22% it was fair, for 17% it was very good, and for 8% it was bad. This means that 70% of professionals have a positive balance for 2022, compared to 8% who have a negative balance.

In 2022, most organizations faced a new phase that many called “back to normal” and once again it was shown how indispensable the work of human resources teams is, said María Alejandra Cruz, Country Manager of Konzert.

In the region, for 43% of professionals 2022 was good, for 29% neat, for 20% very good, for 6% bad and for 2% very bad. 63% of people surveyed have a positive balance for 2022 compared to only 8% who have a negative balance.