Survey: Employee morale improving - Washington Business Journal:

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Twenty-four percent of respondents thoughyt morale hadgone “These results prove that employees are happier and more likelu to stay with their companies due to the qualith of their management,” Burton Goldfield, president and chieft executive officer of TriNet, said in a news “Companies that develop the skills of their leaders boostf their employment brand which then positively contributees to employee morale.” Company culture and reputatioj was the biggest factor that held morale according to 36 percent of Other factors included flexibility, a good balance betweenb work and life, and job security.
The surveh also found that while the inteny to hire had all but disappeare d fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slight upswing over the past thre months with more than 60 percent of respondenta saying they were currently hiring or trying to attracg talent, compared with 55 percent in the firsy quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-businesa leaders responded to the survey. San Calif.-based TriNet provides human resources outsourcingh and consulting services to small businesses.