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Employees in India are expected to see a 9.2 percent salary growth in 2020, highest in Asia, but inflation may play a spoiler as real-wage salaries in the country are anticipated to be just 5 per cent, a report said on Monday. According to Korn Ferry Global Salary Forecast, India's salary growth for 2020 stood at 9.2 percent down from 10 percent last year, while real-wage after adjusting inflation may remain constant at 5 percent in 2020. The report added that India has emerged as the leader of salary growth projection in Asia. "India has posted a strong growth despite real wages taking a hit globally. With the current economic scenario and progressive reforms by the government, there is a sense of cautious optimism across sectors in India that continues to show high salary increments," Korn Ferry India Chairman and Regional Managing Director Navnit Singh said. As per the forecast, salaries are predicted to grow at a rate of around 4.9 percent globally in ...

Instagram and Facebook are for holiday and food pictures; and Quora and Medium for help and information on any topic under the sun. Where do you discuss work and career then? Sign up at Blind. Blind is gaining traction in India, promising credible conversations on workplace topics like salaries, careers, corporate culture and controversies. Blind, according to the company page, is a community “where verified professionals connect to discuss what matters most.” It has Quora-like threads on various aforementioned subjects but with a difference: the user is anonymous, almost. Blind asks users to reveal the name of their company, which is mentioned alongside their screen-names. It encourages users to register through their corporate email IDs—people opting for personal IDs can only read and not post on the threads. Users identities are kept secret. The platform, in total, has 58,000 registered professionals from Microsoft, 45,000 from Amazon, 19,000 from Google, 15,000 from F...