The content originally appeared on: CNN And many companies are also reporting strong earnings, if not record ones. 'Employees are saying, 'I've been working record hard.' There's an expectation that more of that needs to go to [them],' said Brian Kropp, chief of research at consulting firm Gartner's HR practice. Generally speaking, HR consulting firms are seeing employers offer compensation increases of 5% to 10% in a wide swath of jobs, but especially in areas where workers are needed most, […]