“Both Airtel and Vodafone Idea have given out increments in the 7-8% range this year. While bonuses at Airtel were up to 110%, Vodafone Idea also gave out 100% bonuses,” said an industry executive.
Job scams - where fraudsters pass themselves off as representatives of leading recruitment firms to establish authenticity - have become rampant in a lacklustre hiring market, worsened by layoffs in some sectors.