India – Hiring in e-commerce sector expected to rise 20% in 2017 (Financial Express)

By memberservices@staffingindustry.com (Danny Romero)

The e-commerce sector in India is expected to generate an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 jobs or 20% of the current workforce engaged in the industry in 2017, reports the Financial Express, with data from staffing firm TeamLease. Temporary workers are expected to make up a large portion of the new hires and their salaries are likely to increase by 5-6%, while permanent staff are likely to see a salary increase of 10-12%. Online retailer Flipkart and Amazon are the biggest employers in the sector and will be hiring mostly during the festive season.

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