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Knowing the true cost of payroll 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 […]

Looking for a new payroll service? Choosing a new payroll service can help the business save money and time so you can focus on your growing business, but it can be difficult to choose the best service for you when the technology that the service is delivering is old and antiquated or payroll is an […]

It has been announced this week that the ‘Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa)’ – commonly known simply as a 457 visa – is to be abolished. From March 2018, it is to be replaced by a new ‘Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa’.The new TSS visa will consist of two streams, with an accompanying […]

Payroll departments face ‘dangers’ every day, from many different angles. Legislation, staffing, compliance, errors, time frames…these are just a small portion of the potential perils a payroll department must face. And trouble in any one of these areas will have a flow-on affect that can be felt throughout the business. Do you know what symptoms […]

Xmas is coming! And to make way for Santa to come and do his thing, many companies will close for a shut down period. However, before the doors close, here are a few points to consider regarding payments to your employees. Under most awards, full and part time employees are entitled to be paid their […]

When was the last time you did a review of your payroll system and processes? It’s not on the top of many companies ‘to do’ lists, but it should be. With the continuously evolving technology available to us today, as well as the legislative and regulatory changes that are constantly taking place, if you’re not […]

Running your own business can be rewarding, complicated, fulfilling and painful. Many emotions all rolled into one. This is more so when it is something that you are passionate about. However, unless the business you are running is a payroll business like Payroll HQ, processing payroll would be the unsatisfactory chore each week, fortnight or […]

Casual employees and their entitlements have come into the spotlight in recent weeks after the Fair Work Commission ruled in favour of having periods of “regular and systemic casual employment” included when determining redundancy entitlements.Previously if an employee had started out as a casual and then changed to a permanent role (i.e. full or part time), […]

Got your eye on a giant new flat screen TV, the latest mobile phone or that must-have pair of designer leather boots, but can’t figure out how to pay for them? Then the recent changes introduced by Fair Work regarding how annual leave accruals are handled might be just the thing you’re looking for. Effective 29 July 2016, […]

For many people, the term ‘Managed Payroll Services’ is probably one they are not yet familiar with. But if you run a small business and are doing battle with your own payroll, perhaps it’s time for you to become familiar with it. Outsourcing has been around for many years and depending on who you ask, […]