Almost half of Irish managers are optimistic, survey finds

NEARLY half of Irish company managers are more optimistic about their prospects in the coming 12 months than they were this time last year — but only around 20% of them are anticipating upping salary levels.

“Although there is still considerable uncertainty in the market and growth predictions are sombre, the major steps taken last year towards Ireland’s economic recovery have made many professionals feel that it is time to ‘move on’ and work towards a stronger and more stable 2012,” according to Karen O’Flaherty, chief operations officer with recruitment specialist, Morgan McKinley, which published its latest Irish salary survey yesterday.

Nearly 60% ofrespondent companies said they expected to keep salary levels unchanged over the next 12 months, with 13% anticipating some level of marginaldecline.