Therecruitment and staffing company’s report on the labour market released on July2 cited a survey among 330 HR experts in May this year, in which 93 percent ofthe respondents said their companies were affected by COVID-19. Up to 43percent of the companies saw their revenues reduce by 21-40 percent.
Asa result, 58 percent of the companies chose to postpone all recruitmentactivities. Companies also had to suspend payment rise and promotion, or cut workinghours.
However,there were increases by 10-15 percent in demands for technical experts andsales persons in companies operating in technology, health care and consumergoods.
NguyenThu Ha, head of Adecco Vietnam’s Hanoi office, said local experts were moresought after in Q2 than foreign counterparts, which is attributable to cuts inrecruitment budget and travel restrictions. The salary on offer was also lowerthat the average last year.
Hasaid recruitment demands will improve in Q3 when some countries begin to re-openits border and companies rush to implement their business plans which have beendelayed./.