We often talk about how payroll technology can improve the efficiency of the HR and payroll department itself, but what about the efficiency of the organization as a whole? With easy access to employee data, the HR and payroll department can help the organization’s better control staffing costs and improve efficiency across the business as a whole.

Brexit. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an employee or employer, there is little clarity over exactly what it means. While the British Government scrambles for an outcome, organisations sit patiently, doing what they can to prepare for all eventualities. Considering that there is no certainty and a myriad of possible outcomes, it makes it extremely challenging for organisations to put plans in place. 

When the time comes for a company to expand into new territories and take operations global, it can mean a significant increase in workload for the HR and payroll departments. This is not only because the organisation will onboard new staff but also since payroll operations have to be managed continuously on a global scale but with a local attention to detail.

When looking to expand in an international business landscape, organisations can often find it difficult to focus on the larger, global picture without losing track of detailed local operations. This is especially difficult when it comes to international HR and payroll operations ¬–– a task of global scale and significance, but with vital local details.

With winter coming to an end, the sun is coming out of hibernation and spring is rolling around. But as we prepare for the time of new beginnings, with flowers blooming and the leaves back on the trees, how can you use HR Tech to make the most of the new season? Rather than being stuck in the office, battling through endless admin and other time-consuming tasks, introducing HR tech into your organisation can put a spring back in the step of the payroll function.

Running company payroll throughout multiple regions comes with complexities that can be hard for a single HR and payroll department to handle—from understanding local legislations to language barriers. With local providers often struggling to fulfil global capabilities, multinational payroll providers are paramount in today’s modern payroll operations. 
 

The Christmas festive period might be over, but winter is certainly not. With snow thick and fast in some regions, it’s understandable that HR and payroll teams may want to pack up and hibernate for the next couple of months.  So, how can HR and payroll teams beat the January blues and feel inspired in the New Year? To start with, they can begin to minimise the mundane back office admin tasks that absorb so much of their time.

Much of today’s media coverage on the introduction of technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the workplace express concern over the future of the human employee. Many fear their roles will be replaced by an intelligent robot that is more efficient and cheaper to employ. However, this is far from the case.

After a year and a half of negotiations, on 13 November 2018 British Prime Minster May and the European Union reached a technical agreement on the UK leaving the European Union. The deal sets out the general terms on how the United Kingdom and the European Member states will cooperate after the UK has left the EU. The impact for you as an employer with employees inside or from the UK is now also clear. What you should know.