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Is outsourcing payroll only about cost savings?

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Any discussion on outsourcing payroll will always have one question: What will be my cost savings on this? The good news is, outsourcing payroll is already proven to be more cost-effective in the long run: companies who outsource save an average of 18% more than those who manage payroll in-house. Employee engagement.

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Why HR is critical to putting people first in times of crisis

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Business leaders and HR professionals at this time need to take a step back and listen to their people first—whether through communication sessions or using engagement survey tools —and then act. Payroll technology can easily help lessen the risk of getting pay wrong by automating manual processes and keeping data in a secure system.

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Do you have a payroll management contingency plan?

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Whatever your situation, be sure to have a clear payroll contingency plan. Don’t make the mistake of presuming there is a reserve resource who goes by the name of “Plan B”. Regularly check your current payroll system is up-to-date with legislation. Outsourcing is flexible, convenient and makes good business sense.

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Understanding Payroll maturity – four ways to optimise your Payroll practices

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By Lenny Vadala, Solutions Manager (Pre-Sales) – Australia & New Zealand. With a need to contribute to key business decision making, Payroll professionals must have a mature and potentially global Payroll solution in place to support the new range of challenges they face. Compliance. Functionality.

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Is Australian HR confident in their payroll compliance?

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Australia’s payroll systems aren’t very prepared for cyber attacks. Only 29% of respondents answered “very prepared” to the question “how prepared is your organisation for a systems crash, data breach, malware attack or similar interruption to your payroll system?”. appeared first on Ascender HCM. Confidence levels.

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Five benefits of HR transformation for Higher Education

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As learning delivery adapts to more modern technology and university staff become more digitally savvy , the back-end processes supporting them are sadly left behind. But sometimes, not doing something can cost more , and the technology you invest in can dictate how your institution will thrive in this post-COVID-19 world.

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The Do’s and Don’ts for End of Financial Year Payroll Preparation

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A 2016 survey conducted by Xero, a cloud accounting software company, revealed that business owners consider EOFY as an unwelcome and tedious task that they tend to put off, with 30% of respondents citing that reporting takes their time away from focusing on their core goals. Here are Kathy’s top 3 tips on the do’s and don’ts for EOFY.

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