talent demand for doorstep delivery and related functions in the broader logistics and web commerce chain is fast outpacing supply amid a robust economic recovery potentially raising pay packets and festiveseason benefits for the staff engaged in these roles at industries such as logistics ecommerce and warehousing experts at recruitment services and staffing firms like quess ciel hr and randstad told et we are noticing a new trend this year where companies are offering joining and retention bonuses for roles of inshop demonstrators operations and supply chain said aditya misra chief executive ciel hr these incentives are not statutory payments and are aimed at attracting and retaining employees until the end of the contract so that continuity is maximised advt these incentives range from 30 to 60 of monthly takehome salaries of such employees misra said web commerce major flipkart plans to offer festival bonuses to its supply chain workforce this year a spokesperson told et in an emailed responsewe offer bonuses and incentives to new employees who stay with the organisation for a specific time period and reward and recognise high performers during the festive season said the flipkart spokespersonecom express also plans attractive incentive schemes to draw talent and drive retention while boosting productivity its chief strategy officer ashish sikka saidin the upcoming festive season logistics and lastmile delivery companies are bracing for higher demand from not only big cities but also tier 2 3 and 4 markets as web commerce goes beyond its traditional metropolitan bailiwickbonus or retention packages may come into play due to sudden spikes in hyperlocal and fooddelivery segments beginning with the durga puja and extending through the rest of the festive season said lohit bhatia presidentworkforce management quess corpno dearth of jobsthe estimated demand for lastmile delivery logistics supply chain customer service and warehouse talent this year is 35 more compared with that for last year executives at staffing and logistics firms including ecom express told et advt ecom express plans to hire close to 55000 people across last mile hubs fulfilment and sort centres this year sikka said we see a rise in hiring by about 35 over last year said sikkaecom express is also focusing on hiring across regions especially tier 3 and 4 citiesmany ecommerce and logistics employees have reported a 2530 onyear increase in compensation through bonuses and incentives said yeshab giri chief commercial officer staffing randstad technologies randstad indiaabout 300000400000 workers are likely to be hired by the industry between august and november randstad said with the bulk of the additions made by ecommerce majors and logistics companiesas consumer demand rebounds after subdued buying behaviour in the past few years many companies are offering perks and higher compensations to retain talent said girisome companies have started hiring in advance and are offering various skilling opportunities to the employees according to expertsmost seasonal hires across companies will include delivery personnel hub and sort centre and fulfilment centre associates across metros and other regions in the countryone of the