Taking up the challenge

摘要

On top of that, skills shortages have started to bite. The knock-on effect is that good graduates are being snapped up early, their salary offers are rising at twice the rate of inflation and some are even enjoying the payment of a "golden hello". But most chief executives say they are up to the challenge and believe they can sustain operating margins that in many cases are now running at 3% to 4%, with the top quartile of players are enjoying higher returns of 5% to 6%.