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           https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1030-tj-millennials.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=fsYmYBNE79cHDi7Vl5JzzQ 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"With the cost of living still rising, employees find current modest pay raises do not significantly improve their financial situation\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1030-tj-millennials.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;h=216&amp;sig=vxxGvr7Y4LR5-YcicqGV2A\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1030-tj-millennials.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;h=216&amp;sig=vxxGvr7Y4LR5-YcicqGV2A,&#10;                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1030-tj-millennials.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;sig=04S76jR0C031wictMRBFhQ 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">With the cost of living still rising, employees find current modest pay raises do not significantly improve their financial situation<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by PEXELS\/files<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Almost 75 per cent of Canadian professionals are seeking new job opportunities due to stagnant pay, according to a recent survey by global recruitment agency Robert Walters Inc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The poll said that nearly half of workers are expecting a pay raise from their current employer in the new year, but most are still looking to move jobs anyway.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The reason is that many respondents said their expected salary increases will not be as high as they had hoped. 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Employers are investing heavily in these areas to retain talent, with some spending up to 30 per cent of an employee\u2019s total salary on benefits.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is often a disparity between the benefits employees receive and what they actually want, it said. A lack of clear communication surrounding those benefits can also lead to under-utilization and dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProfessionals are seeking not only higher salaries but also comprehensive compensation packages with robust benefits,\u201d said Martin Fox, managing director of Robert Walters Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Fox added that employers need to adapt to changes in the evolving job market in order to stay competitive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmployers must recognize that the landscape has changed. It\u2019s not just about the paycheque anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel9750407164762817951751544252661760\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" the=\"\" jobs=\"\" numbers=\"\" mean=\"\" for=\"\" bank=\"\" of=\"\" canada=\"\" and=\"\" interest=\"\" rates=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Job numbers provide one piece of the puzzle that the Bank of Canada is assembling to decide whether to supersize the next expected interest rate cut.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1109-bc-depot.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=NDHzR1iME_xsVqkvXYH_tQ\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1109-bc-depot.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=28HcpRmTAdj0EGEnOhvOGw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1109-bc-depot.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=NDHzR1iME_xsVqkvXYH_tQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1109-bc-depot.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=vYzhb1jLBIEYqQ0X5lUs2g 2x,&#10; 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