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Author – Amanda, Payroll HQ Like most of us, payroll wasn’t exactly something I planned to fall into as a career choice. With that in mind, I’ve put together this little guide on tackling some of the challenges we all face during our payroll career, and more importantly, how to learn from them. First, some […]

Annual leave is one of 10 National Employment Standards (NES) which apply to all employees covered by the national workplace relations system, regardless of the award, agreement or contract. The NES lays out the minimum entitlements to annual leave, how & when it can be taken, pay rates & what happens with annual leave when […]

Often the reason businesses don’t change their payroll service provider is a reluctance to dedicate the time to find the perfect vendor, so we’ve prepared the top 5 payroll software functions to consider, simplifying the process as much as possible. 1: Employee Self-Setup    In the current era of smartphones & instant access to data, sending […]

Calculating payroll costs is vital to understanding if and how outsourcing the function may benefit you. Typically managers and business owners underestimate the total cost of the payroll process. This is because the payroll function often touches more parts of an organisation than you might think at first glance. For example, we need to measure […]

With news that Three Square Market, a software company in Wisconsin, USA, has taken the bold step of microchipping their workforce, we thought it would be interesting to look into our payroll crystal ball to see what the future of payroll may look like in years to come. But first… Let’s take a look at […]

This week the Fair Work Commission has made the decision to give casual workers the right to request permanent employment after 12 months of employment, in a move that gives casuals more job security and other benefits, such as paid sick leave and the ability to take recreational leave without fear of endangering future employment. […]

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced that from 1 July 2017 there will be a 3.3% wage hike to the National Minimum Wage. You can read all 208 pages of the review here. The increase raises the minimum weekly wage by $22.20, up to $694.90 or $18.29 an hour (previously $17.70). This will take […]

Public holidays in Australia vary greatly across the States and Territories. June & July are a great example of this. All but QLD & WA celebrate the Queen’s Birthday on the 12th June (WA instead choosing 25th September to hold the party, with QLD opting to roll out the banners and birthday cake on 2nd […]

Since the Penalty Rate changes were first announced on the 23rd February, employers and employees have been left in limbo as to when and by what percentage Penalty Rates would be in decline. This week Australia’s workplace umpire, the Fair Work Commission (FWC), has handed down a decision on how Sunday Penalty Rate changes will […]

The recent alleged tax fraud of $165 million carried out by Sydney-based payroll outsourcing firm Plutus Payroll has brought the payroll industry into sharp focus this past couple of weeks. The enormity of this case makes it unlike anything we’ve seen before. Details may emerge over time of how the complex scheme worked, but it’s […]