December 2021 Features
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CEO Confidence Slipped Further in Q4, but CEOs Remain Optimistic Entering 2022
December 13, 2021
The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence in collaboration with The Business Council retreated in the final quarter of 2021. The measure now stands at 65, down moderately from 67 in Q3 2021—and substantially from Q2's all-time high of 82.
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Employees are Increasingly Driving Companies' Disaster Philanthropy Efforts
December 09, 2021
As the frequency, intensity, and economic fallout from natural disasters continues to rise, employees are fast-emerging as an influential force driving their companies' disaster philanthropy efforts.
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Employees of Small Businesses See Record High Hourly Earnings Growth in November; Job Growth Also Continues to Increase
December 08, 2021
Wage growth reached a new high for the employees of small businesses in the U.S. in November, according to aggregated payroll data of approximately 350,000 Paychex clients with fewer than 50 employees.