Two thirds of companies expect to raise pay by 2013

Nearly two thirds of firms in Ireland expect to give their staff a rise by 2013, according to research carried out by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The PwC survey, which was carried out in February after speaking to 150 participants from the human resources and finance sections of some of Ireland’s top companies, found good news for Ireland’s employees.

PwC human resource services partner, Mary O’Hara, said companies were beginning to focus on retaining staff by increasing their pay again.