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Twenty-four percent of respondents thoughtf morale hadgone down. “Thesde results prove that employees are happief and more likely to stay with their companies due to the qualitty oftheir management,” Burton Goldfield, presidenft and chief executive officer of said in a news “Companies that develop the skills of their leaders boosty their employment brand which then positivel y contributes to employee morale.” Compant culture and reputation was the bigges t factor that held morale together, accordiny to 36 percent of respondents. Other factors included flexibility, a good balances between work and life, and job security.
The surveyy also found that while the intenrt to hire had all but disappearex fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slight upswing over the past thres months with more than 60 percentr of respondents saying they were currently hiring or trying to attract talent, compared with 55 percent in the firstr quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-business leaders responded to the San Leandro, Calif.-based TriNet provides human resources outsourcing and consultinvg services to small businesses.