We’re currently living through a once-in-a-generation pandemic, and workers are taking the time to reflect on what’s most important to them. As workers re-evaluate their priorities and we move into a sort of post-pandemic reset, Microsoft has released research predicting a …

12 February and 1 March 2020 saw new rules for annual wage arrangements come into effect for several awards. However, despite these new rules applying to businesses across a range of industries, many organisations have still not yet formulated an approach to meeting the new …

This is an excerpt from Payroll HQ’s Efficiency, Compliance and Accuracy Whitepaper 

Employers often consider their payroll function a necessary interference that happens as part of being in business. Assuming it is a fixed cost that can’t be changed, and a hopeful …

This is an excerpt from Payroll HQ’s Efficiency, Compliance and Accuracy Whitepaper 

Legal requirements for payroll processes are extensive. There are more than 40 Acts of Parliament that regulate different aspects of the payroll process in Australia. No matter what the …

This is an excerpt from Payroll HQ’s Efficiency, Compliance and Accuracy Whitepaper 

It will come as no surprise that we are in a period of advancement where change is taking place at a blistering rate. Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum …

As of 1st of March 2020, Fair Work has announced a number of changes to 22 Modern Awards, affecting employees with annual salaries.

The changes are designed to ensure an “annual salary employee” is always paid at or above award rates.
What are the changes?
Depending on which…

Traditionally, the number of payslips per payroll FTE is used to measure productivity in payroll. However, when this metric is used for productivity, proper consideration must be given to the industry sector which the payroll is processed in, another key factor is whether payroll…

2018 saw big changes across the digital landscape, particularly surrounding data privacy. One of the biggest scandals to hit in 2018 was the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, which broke in March 2018 shocked the world.

Around the same time, the European Union launched …

Single Touch Payroll (STP) will be the single biggest taxation compliance change facing Australian businesses since the introduction of the GST.

In July 2018 the ATO introduced STP for businesses employing 20 or more workers and the obligation will extend to employers of less…

During 2018 the Fair Work Ombudsman fined a record number of Australian business who either unknowingly or knowingly processed their payroll incorrectly with underpayment, of hourly rates and failure to meet payslip requirements topping the non-compliance list. Without a doubt, …

In everyday life, automation surrounds us and simplifies tasks, much to the benefit of all of us.

However, in the workplace there is a fear that a major portion of human jobs will be eradicated by technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) and Artificial …

Flexible work arrangements are often seen as a valuable work-perk by employees. With the rise of mobile connectivity and co-sharing workspaces, the modern workplace is changing.

As of 1 December 2018, new rules have been included in all modern awards relating to requests for …