Neil Lagden discusses how in-house payroll teams need to carefully consider which type of solution best fits their business requirements.
The business of paying people used to be a straightforward process. However, over the past 20 years, a continuing raft of legislative changes and shifting organisational requirements has made calculating payroll anything but straightforward.
Simultaneously, the world of work is also...
Q We had been using a payroll bureau that has been submitting end-of-year returns and in-year payroll forms on our behalf. We have now dispensed with their services and while we source a new provider we have to undertake these measures personally. As this is the first time that we have been...
Payroll software developers are being urged to share information about their planned product offerings for auto-enrolment.
The Pensions Regulator has issued an open letter to encourage suppliers to reveal what they will be presenting to employers to help them administer...
Significant business risks have been highlighted when account numbers and sort codes are not validated as part of the payroll process.
All respondents of a recent survey carried out by Albany Software and the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals said that they had experienced...
The latest innovations in payroll and benefits.
Security takes priority
Another level of security has been added to Bond TeamSpirit’s HR, payroll and time and attendance software.
A two-factor authentication (2-FA) has been added to the system. Users currently enter a password to access the firm’s homepage, and then provide a...
Contracts won in the payroll and benefits industry.
A single solution
T.M. Lewin has signed a five-year contract with MidlandHR for its iTrent platform. The product offers talent management, workforce planning, HR and payroll.
The driver behind the introduction of the system was to introduce a fully integrated HR and payroll solution. It...
Contracts won in the payroll and benefits industry.
Improving efficiencies
Access Select is to provide Rotherham College of Arts and Technology with a new HR solution.
The college made the investment to help improve efficiencies so that the administration burden could be reduced, thus freeing up time to be spent on strategic initiatives...
Payroll and HR departments must now work closer together. Pay & Benefits invited industry experts to discuss this growing trend.
The relationship between payroll and HR departments has traditionally been a contentious one. Over the years the roles of both have evolved, and it is arguably now critical to the business that they work together in order to meet its needs. Some organisations have gone so far as to merge both...
Contracts won in the payroll and benefits industry.
Bacs approved software
Payroll bureau Bookwise has selected Albany Software as its payments tool.
The system helps the firm to process 20,000 monthly salary payments across 500 different companies, reducing the level of manual processing required. The company needed to ensure that its third...
Radio One DJ Chris Moyles recently made headlines after complaining on air about his lack of pay for the previous two months. Employers need to be aware that not being paid on time not only causes upset but can also damage the reputation of the company. Ensuring wages are paid on time...
Liz Hughes reveals how a quick, high-level review can be invaluable to those who have recently acquired responsibility for a payroll function.
If you have recently taken on responsibility for the management of an established payroll function then congratulations. Payroll is not for the faint-hearted and many only take on the responsibility reluctantly. The visibility of problems, the expectation of 100 per cent accuracy and the impact...
Pressures within the workplace can often leave us feeling short of time and under stress. How can we possibly get all the demands of payroll completed in such limited time?
Here are some top tips to help you and your colleagues manage your time more efficiently.
Make a...
Outsourcing your payroll can reap significant dividends for your business – if carried out correctly. Here are our top tips for outsourcing your payroll.
Choose a reliable supplier
Make sure your provider has the knowledge and the capacity to provide the level of service you...
Ian D’Cunha looks at how outsourcing can aid business recovery in 2010.
The end of the last decade will not be one that anyone will forget in a hurry. As the global economy teetered on the edge, businesses up and down the country felt the impact with low demand, reduced access to credit and a falling Sterling all conspiring to send confidence to new lows. With...
As well as stopping “expense fiddling” in its tracks, you can make the entire expense management process altogether more cost-efficient by following our five top tips.
Assess best practice
Independent studies which examine how leading firms approach expense...
