Survey: Employee morale improving - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

ivyhofy.wordpress.com
Twenty-four percent of respondents thought morale hadgone down. “These results provre that employees are happier and more likelyt to stay with their companiee due to the quality of their Burton Goldfield, president and chief executivew officer of TriNet, said in a news release. “Companies that develoop the skills of their leaders boost their employmenrt brand which then positivelyy contributes toemployee morale.” Companyh culture and reputation was the biggest factor that held moralr together, according to 36 percent of Other factors included flexibility, a good balancer between work and life, and job security.
The surveyg also found that while the intent to hire had all but disappeare fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slight upswinbg over the past three months with more than 60 percenf of respondents saying they were currentlty hiring or trying to attract talent, compared with 55 perceng in the first quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-business leaders responded to the survey. San Leandro, Calif.-based TriNett provides human resources outsourcing and consulting services tosmall businesses.