Cantabrians pay packets rise 3.6 percent, bucking national trend

Cantabrians pay packets rise 3.6 percent, bucking national trend
By Hannah Lynch June 25 (BusinessDesk) - Salaries in Canterbury climbed an average 3.6 percent in the first six months of 2012, bucking the national trend, says online job advertiser seek. The average pay packets for Cantabrians increased by about $2,000 to $66,415, based on jobs advertised on seek. That's compared with a national rise of 1.4 percent to $71.731. "Against a backdrop of global financial uncertainty, many companies here at home are treading cautiously when it comes to pay reviews and pay rises, reflected in the 1.4 percent gr...