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variednews: The Pandemic at One Year, Fresh Survey from Payche... : ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 26: The American economy, guided by small and mid-size businesses, persists to face difficulties as the nation en...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 26: The American economy, guided by small and mid-size businesses, persists to face difficulties as the nation enters into the second year of extensive shutdowns created by the COVID-19 . New research from Paychex, Inc., the HR software and services company providing the power of simplicity to businesses managing increasingly complex workplaces, found that three of the biggest obstacles businesses face are financial instability, bringing employees back to the office, and developing a COVID-19 vaccine policy. These insights are based on the company's latest survey of business owners, conducted January 27 – February 2, 2021, which polled 300 principals of U.S. companies with 2 to 500 employees. Financial Instability The survey showed small and mid-size business owners continue to be in a precarious position financially in the wake of COVID-19. Sixty-one percent of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan recipients in the survey characterize the 2021 PPP...

variednews: IBM Survey: 2021 Voluntary Job Alterations and Ski... : ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 26: A fresh survey from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) divulged that one in four consumers studied worldw...

ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 26: A fresh survey from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) divulged that one in four consumers studied worldwide plan to switch employers in 2021. Even as the economy witnessed the loss of worldwide working hours equivalent to 255 million full-time employees in 2020,* the survey reveals voluntary job alterations and talent advancement are still the top priority in today's labor market as employees may be seeking career changes because of disturbances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study of more than 14,000 adults globally also showed that many of those who voluntarily made job changes in 2020 may be on the move again in 2021 for many of the same reasons. Findings included: One in five employees surveyed voluntarily switched employers in 2020. Of those surveyed who said they switched employers, more than half were generation Z (ages 18-24) (33%) and millennials (ages 25-39) (25%). Of the 28% of surveyed employees who plan to switch employers...

variednews: MoneyGram Digital Business Witnesses Quick Ascent ... : DALLAS, Feb. 25: MoneyGram International, Inc. , a worldwide pioneer in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, revealed the Com...

DALLAS, Feb. 25: MoneyGram International, Inc. , a worldwide pioneer in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, revealed the Company providdd 137% year-over-year cross-border transaction expansion for January in its direct-to- lient4 digital trade, MoneyGram Online (MGO), marking the thirteenth successive month of triple-digit year-over-year cross-border transaction expansion in the channel. The Company's client-centric app assisted in propelling MGO expansion as app transactions grew 161% year-over-year in January. Additionally, the Company revealed another vital milestone on its digital transformation journey as digital transactions accounted for a record 30% of all money transfer transactions. "We're pleased to report a strong start to the year, which demonstrates sustained momentum in consumer demand for our leading app and continued market share gains," said Alex Holmes, MoneyGram Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "This has also brought our ...

variednews: BrightPlan Unveils Novel Tool To Gauge Value of Fi... : SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 24: BrightPlan, a pioneer in Total Financial Wellness, revealed a novel online tool to assist companies determin...