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As talent recruitment poses challenges for companies, they are switching their focus to the development of existing staff, a new report shows.

While many accountants are determined to stay as far away from artificial intelligence as possible, others have found ways to use the technology to yield tangible benefits for their firms (see "Accounting's reluctant AI revolution").

What it takes is more nuanced than simply offering more money or fewer hours.

Human resource (HR) professionals in the UK expect talent retention to be a considerable challenge for their organisations this year, as well as the top priority for employers, according to a survey of 300 HR decision-makers.

Is the typical office day still alive and kicking? Or is the working world leaving it behind? Jon Dudgeon of Blu Sky explains why the 9 to 5 just isn’t for him.

The proportion of CFOs integrating ESG concerns into core business strategies has soared in the past year.

A digital transformation expert says there’s no bad time for digital transformation and no set of KPIs. Why? Hear more in this podcast episode, or read the Q&A.

But a surprising number of employers don’t do a good job of tracking how much they’re actually spending on these retention efforts.

The salary threshold required to exempt a salaried executive, administrative, or professional employee from federal overtime was increased from $35,568 to $43,888 effective July 1, 2024. The salary threshold will further increase to $58,656 on Jan. 1, 2025.

The Internal Revenue Service today urged small businesses to take advantage of the many tax resources available through the Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center on IRS.gov.

New research from Oxford University found that employees do not engage with individual-level wellness interventions. The researcher behind the study says companies should focus on how they plan to improve jobs first.

The Senate Wednesday passed a bill to regulate artificial intelligence after a passionate debate over whether the rules will protect state residents from the kind of dangers the internet has brought or become unbearable burdens to businesses and stifle innovation.

As of July 1, 2024, an estimated one million employees who are currently salaried, exempt employees in the United States could be impacted by the salary threshold change. These employees, unless there is intervention by their employer, might become eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) after working 40 hours in a workweek. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), another estimated three million could be impacted on Jan. 1, 2025.

The hype around AI and new automation tools may be starting to cool off, according to The Daily Balance subscribers.

Workplace toxicity can have negative impacts around employee engagement, productivity, and well-being.

Existing noncompetes with senior executives — those who earn more than $151,164 annually and who are in a “policy-making position” — may remain in force.

Because of expected legal challenges, proponents of the ban are pushing for state and federal laws to place limits on non-competes

CFOs need to free up the time needed to ably execute on both strategic and tactical levels, according to McKinsey.

Updated FAQs on beneficial ownership information (BOI) from Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) include details on the timing of the phase in of access to BOI under Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), P.L. 116-283.

Headlines can leave the impression that large companies are behind the times when it comes to offering corporate employees work location flexibility, but recent research paints a different picture.