Sir Ken Robinson, a speaker and author with expertise on education, creativity and innovation, describes how firms can follow the model of Zappos in getting staff members more engaged with the firm, during an interview with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee at the Winning Is Everything conference in Las Vegas.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress in the management of its employees but faces continued challenges, according to a new report.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January, but the unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a percentage point to 7.9 percent.

Sir Ken Robinson, a speaker and author with expertise on education, creativity and innovation, discusses how firms and companies can leverage the talent of their employees and improve morale in an interview with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee at the Winning Is Everything conference.

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U.S. small business employment increased 0.11 percent in January, while overall revenue dropped 0.4 percent in December, according to Intuit.

Employers added 192,000 jobs in the private sector this month, according to payroll giant ADP, with small businesses showing the largest job gains.

XCM's Kim Hogan and Intacct's channel leader Taylor Macdonald urge practitioners, resellers, and even vendors to pay closer attention to what goes in to hiring and taking on new business rather than just the beginning and the end result.

Preparers who add more employees during tax season -- especially employees new to a practice -- must develop standards of communication and management, according to the Income Tax School’s white paper, “Leveling the Playing Field: How to Compete with the National Firms.”

Ernst & Young is hosting a three-day leadership development event in New York this week to attract more young accounting students from minority backgrounds to join the firm.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 155,000 jobs in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, but that was not enough to lower the unemployment rate of 7.8 percent as the pace of hiring appeared to slacken after strong gains in November.

The average paycheck size grew 0.1 percent in December, according to payroll processor SurePayroll, although month-over-month hiring dipped 0.1 percent.

Payroll giant ADP reported Thursday that private sector employment increased by 215,000 jobs from November to December, driven in part by construction jobs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Small businesses with fewer than 20 employees created 15,000 jobs in December, according to Intuit, a 0.99 percent increase over November.

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Small business employers in the U.S. added 30,000 jobs in November, according to Intuit, while the hours worked and compensation also rose.

CBIZ said it found an uptick in small business employment in November, with its CBIZ Small Business Employment Index increasing 0.82 percent after a decrease of 0.89 percent in October.

SurePayroll found month-over-month hiring fell slightly by 0.1 percent at small businesses in November while the average paycheck size remained essentially the same.

Employers added 146,000 new jobs in November, decreasing the unemployment rate by two-tenths of a percent to 7.7 percent, the lowest level in four years, despite the effects of Hurricane Sandy.