Work Picked Up in July per the Intuit Small Business Employment Index

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small businesses were busy in July. They grew employment by hiring 50,000 people and significantly increased both hours worked and compensation.

These are among the results of this month’s update of the Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between June 24 and July 23. The monthly report found that small business employment grew by 0.2 percent in July, equating to an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent.

Halogen Software Helps Fairbanks Attract and Retain Top Talent to Deliver Top Notch Patient Care

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – July 26, 2011) – Fairbanks, the oldest independent alcohol and drug treatment center in America, is using Halogen Software’s award winning talent management suite to help reduce employee turnover and attract top talent. Since rolling out Halogen eAppraisal™ Healthcare the organization has remained competitive with its talent, while reducing administrative overhead and easing the burden of demonstrating Joint Commission compliance.

In Wake of Market Uncertainty, Employee Confidence in Job Security, Pay Raises and Job Market Falls to 2008/2009 Levels, Yet More Employees Say Job Satisfaction Up

SAUSALITO, Calif., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As the economy falters amid recent market volatility and mixed labor reports, second quarter employee confidence related to job security, pay raises and the job market has retreated to levels last seen in the height of the recession. At the same time, nearly one-third (30 percent) of employees(1) report they are more satisfied in their jobs today than one year ago compared to 26 percent in the second quarter of 2010 although one in four (25 percent) say their satisfaction is “worse,” according to the Q2 Glassdoor® Employment Confidence Survey of 2,203 U.S. adults aged 18+ conducted online on its behalf by Harris Interactive®(2).

7 Myths of Executive Compensation

STANFORD, Calif. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– “Executive compensation may be the lightning rod for shareholders in the wake of the financial crisis, but the truth about how pay should be structured is clouded by a lot of popular myths,” says David Larcker, who is James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting and Director of the Corporate Governance Research Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is coauthor of the new book Corporate Governance Matters (FT Press).

“Boards have been put on the defensive when it comes to comp, but the problems that critics are offering solutions to aren’t that cut and dried,” explains Brian Tayan, Larcker’s coauthor and a researcher at Stanford GSB.

Campbell Soup Company Recognized by National Business Group on Health for Promoting Employee Wellness

CAMDEN, N.J. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) was honored by the National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of large U.S. employers focused on innovative health care solutions, for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging employees and their families to support and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Campbell was among 48 U.S. employers that received the 2011 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award at the Leadership Summit. Campbell received a gold award for its comprehensive approach to promoting healthy lifestyles. This marks the sixth year Campbell has received an award.

Intuit Small Business Employment Index Marks Slow Growth in May

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small business jobs rose slightly in May as employers added 45,000 jobs to their payrolls. Hours worked and compensation dipped slightly, showing declines of 0.13 percent and 0.14 percent respectively.

“But the East South Central division, where severe flooding along the Mississippi River affected thousands of homes and businesses, showed job losses in May.”

Does a Rise in the Cost of Benefits Suggest More Layoffs?

Although last month saw a decline in the number of layoffs, this month’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an actual increase in the number of mass layoffs (involving 143,927 employees), resulting in an increase of 35,022 initial unemployment claims – bringing the unemployment rate back to 9.0%. On a more positive note, Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports that employees are feeling more confident in their job stability, which the firm believes could ignite an increase in travel and more jobs.

Globoforce Brings New Real-Time Measurement Capabilities to Employee Recognition Industry

SAN DIEGO, Calif., SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., and DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globoforce®, the world’s leading provider of SaaS-based employee recognition solutions, today announced new offerings and capabilities to its In*sight consulting services and strategic recognition platform. The additions, Recognition Benchmark Index™ and Recognition In*telligence™, provide companies with valuable benchmarks and business intelligence to build a recognition roadmap toward higher employee engagement and culture management.

The employee recognition industry has suffered from a decades-old issue of a lack of reporting and measurement, resulting in little governance and reportable ROI. Without reliable metrics of interest to the executive suite, HR leaders have been unable to quantify the business impact of their employee recognition programs.

New Employee Kit Streamlines New Hire Process for Small Business Owners

West Chester, PA (PRWEB) May 20, 2011 — PrimePay Inc., a leading nationwide provider of payroll, tax, HR, insurance and benefit services, celebrates National Small Business Week by providing business owners with a New Employee Kit containing many of the onboarding forms a new hire needs to complete on their first day. This new hire paperwork package, which is accessible via the web, is available to businesses at no cost and can be customized according to a company’s workplace policies and benefits plans.

In an onboarding practices survey conducted by SHRM, Society for Human Resource Management, in April 2011, 88% of HR professionals ranked ‘communication efforts’ as extremely important for assisting with the performance, engagement and retention of new employees. Part of that process for new hires includes communicating workplace policies, benefit enrollment choices and sending internal announcements… all of which are included in PrimePay’s New Employee Kit.

Run Powered By ADP Payroll Platform Now Available For Small Business Owners Using Android Smartphones

ROSELAND, N.J., May 16, 2011 – ADP ®, a leading provider of human resource outsourcing, payroll services, tax and compliance services, benefits administration and integrated computing solutions for vehicle dealers, today announced that its popular payroll management platform for small businesses, RUN Powered by ADP®, is now also available for the Android™ smartphone operating platform. Clients using RUN Powered by ADP® can now download the free mobile payroll app for their Android™ smartphone and begin managing and processing payroll for their employees and contractors through their mobile device.