Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions Earns Prestigious Investors in People Status

SALISBURY, UK--(Marketwire - September 4, 2009) - Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions, a leading global HR and payroll software and services business delivering expert solutions to clients in more than 160 countries, today announced that it has been awarded the Investors in People status. Investors in People is a nationally recognized quality standard for improving an organisation's performance through its people. By earning this status, Patersons is demonstrating its commitment to continuous business improvement through its employees.

"Patersons' greatest asset is our employees; we are a thriving, successful company because of their hard work. By earning this status, we are affirming our dedication to our people and recognizing their important contributions to the business," commented Karen Paterson, chief executive officer, Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions.

The U.K.'s leading people management standard, Investors in People, provides a straightforward framework that helps thousands of organisations of all sizes and sectors to improve their business performance. The framework is focused on identifying each organisation's unique priorities and working towards meeting company specific objectives.

To earn its status, Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions underwent a thorough assessment process that verified the company adheres to Investors in People's principles. Patersons met the necessary outcome-based requirements in areas such as business development, management strategies, performance measurement, continuous improvement and learning and development.

More information about Investors in People may be accessed at http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/Pages/Home.aspx.

About Patersons HR and Payroll

Headquartered in Salisbury, U.K. with offices in the U.S., central Europe and Asia, Patersons HR and Payroll is a leading global HR and payroll software and services business delivering expert solutions to clients in more than 160 countries. The Company's secure Internet-based software as a service is multi-currency and multi-lingual (covering over 30 languages), features an easy-to-use interface, supports fast implementation times and facilitates integration with existing systems. Patersons HR and Payroll differentiates itself by: one contract, one software solution, one enterprise interface and one cohesive system approach. As a result, Patersons has proved the impossible by being able to run multi-jurisdictional payroll rules for multiple clients on one database and one instance of source code worldwide. More information and contact details can be accessed at www.patersons.net.