Workforce management
Workforce management
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I have always loved accounting and tax season, but I have worked with many people who did not.
February 8 -
The unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 percent as employers added 151,000 jobs in January, to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, including 5,800 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services.
February 5 -
Private sector employment grew by 205,000 jobs in January, according to payroll giant ADP, in another healthy sign of employment growth despite a turbulent stock market.
February 3 -
How Big Four firm EY discovers underrepresented talent
February 2 -
Paychex reported Tuesday that its index of small business job growth rebounded in January.
February 2 -
Crowe Horwath recently instituted two new policies giving its employees the option to dress more casually and work remotely.
February 2 -
Firms suck at succession planning -- and it's their partners' fault.
February 1 -
Almost every staff person will eventually leave you, unless they become a partner.
February 1 -
How you travel for work depends on how old you are.
January 28 -
The younger generation is beginning to gain more influence at accounting firms.
January 26 -
American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon said the AICPA is pushing the Internal Revenue Service to improve its services for both taxpayers and CPAs while preparing to become a more international organization.
January 26 -
One time, one of my young and very bright staff people asked me in the beginning of June if he could take off the months of July and August so he could travel by car throughout the United States. After asking him to repeat this three times, I gulped and told him he could.
January 25 -
Whats good for the overall economy doesnt bode well for winning the race to recruit great accounting talent.
January 13 -
I have never felt annual staff evaluations are effective. They are forced meetings that lay on complaints and blame for past failures, many of which are not remembered or are vague memories at best.
January 11 -
Executives at mid-market companies are becoming more cautious about the economic outlook in the coming year, according to a new survey by Deloitte.
January 11 -
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that total nonfarm employment increased by a robust 292,000 jobs in December, although there was a loss of 4,900 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services.
January 8 -
Private sector employers added 257,000 jobs to their payrolls last month as the economy continued to strengthen across most sectors, according to payroll giant ADP.
January 6 -
A new year has just begun. Start it by getting and staying in control. Here are some ways to do this.
January 4 -
Colleagues complain that it is hard to train staff because they do not listen, and even if they were trained properly, they would then leave, preventing recoupment of the training costs.
December 28 -
Whether youre a managing partner or an entry-level staffer, having a clear idea of whats expected of you is critical.
December 27