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In the Asia-Pacific region, Vietnam comes a far second, with a 6.7% median pay hike expected in 2024 (6.8% in 2023), followed by Indonesia with 6.5% (6.4% last year), according to the survey. Employees in Japan are likely to get the lowest increment at 2.5% (2.7% last year).

Data shared by Deloitte shows that 75% of the 250 companies surveyed are considering gig workforce for their open positions in 2024, as against 61% last year. Data from freelance platform Flexing It shows a similar trend, with more than 30% year-on-year increase in the number of projects in the tech sector.

The report titled Tax transparency in ESG: Insights into Indian businesses and their sustainable practices is based on a market survey of nearly 250 tax heads, sustainability leaders, CFOs & CXOs of Indian businesses conducted between April and July 2023. It analyses how Indian businesses are weaving tax considerations into their overarching ESG framework and to assess their awareness and perception in this regard.

SPRINGFIELD, VT — Work is expected to begin soon on a new affordable homeownership project on South Street in Springfield that will replace a burned and blighted house with a

​​"JSW Energy has invested over Rs 9,000 crore in renewable energy projects and out of the 1,310 MW that we committed, 350 MW has already been commissioned and the balance will be commissioned by June of this year," he said.

Top-tier consulting firms EY, Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG are rejuvenating leadership by promoting younger partners to navigate rapid growth, increased regulatory scrutiny, and technological shifts. The average age of new partners has decreased to 33-35, boosting diversity and talent pool expansion.

The report said younger consumers favour friends recommendations over celebrities when making purchases, with half of the consumers more likely to buy products through a friends recommendation, than through influencer or celebrity recommendation. This is contrary to many brand strategies that invest heavily on endorsements either through celebrities or through influencers on social media platforms.

Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency is offering $1 million in grants to its social equity licensees. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 26.

Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) recently launched a $1 million social equity grant program aimed at supporting businesses that have been impacted by cannabis prohibition.

The biggest unknown, and probably the biggest change, is that almost every role is going to be rewritten in the context of AI. From engineers to salespeople, marketers, finance professionals to lawyers — everyones going to be leveraging AI in some way. And so how does the talent team think about hiring people based on knowledge of leveraging AI? And how do they equip people to learn the new skills that are required?