September 2, 2014
here is no shortage of workers for businesses, but there is a lack of the evolving, essential skills needed for both employee and organizational growth. With employee salaries making up nearly half of many company’s operating expenses,
August 28, 2014
State agencies gave their employees nearly 200,000 hours of unearned leave credits worth almost $6.4 million over five years, and the self-inflicted taxpayer expense will only grow until the government fixes the errors, according to a new state audit.
July 15, 2014
Employee turnover is a fact of life. And when an employee leaves, it's important to keep in mind that different types of employee termination have different payment requirements.
June 4, 2014
Paycom, which makes cloud-based payroll and human resources systems, has added a new Push Reporting feature to its payroll system. The feature is meant to increase the quality, speed and efficiency in which human resource executives can populate, produce and analyze employee data generated reports.
May 22, 2014
As summer approaches, employees are busy planning long-awaited vacations. But a new Robert Half survey shows 39 percent of workers won't use all the paid vacation time they're given. The reasons: 38 percent are saving days in case they need them later, while 30 percent fear falling behind at work.
May 21, 2014
Even in an era of typo-ridden texts and tweets, making a goof on your resume can still prove costly, according to a recent survey by Accountemps. Sixty-three percent of senior managers said just one or two resume mistakes would eliminate an applicant from consideration for a job.
April 21, 2014
You may have heard it before, or you may have actually uttered these words, “Why did we wait so long to let an underperforming employee go?" In some firms today it may actually be called the underperforming epidemic or the underperformer drag, but no matter what words you are using to describe the problem, the…
April 15, 2014
When it comes to investing in employees, CohnReznick LLP knows a thing or two. The accounting, tax and advisory firm was recently named one of the Best Places to Work for Career Development by Crain’s Chicago Business. CohnReznick’s Chicago office was ranked third among the honorees in the career development category.
March 11, 2014
As the endorsed payroll provider for CalCPA, members have access to ADP products, tools and resources tailored for CPAs.
February 18, 2014
Accounting consultancy BKD, LLP has debuted on Training magazine’s annual Training Top 125, which ranks companies based on the excellence of their training and development programs. BKD, the only CPA and advisory firm to appear on this year’s list, was among thousands of applicants vying for a spot on the prestigious list, placing as No.…
February 13, 2014
Partnering with CompuPay complements the services you already provide by giving your clients access to a trusted payroll provider to professionally manage the payroll process as well as a variety of related products such as Section 125, health plans and workers’ compensation insurance.
February 12, 2014
We get so busy during tax season that we often barely have time to breathe. Even so, I want you to do some reading. Call the IRS at 800-TAX FORM (800-829-3676) to get a printed copy of IRS Publication 15-B. Have you ever read it? It’s all about fringe benefits.