by Debbie Cowan | Mar 20, 2023 | Payroll Audits, Payroll Best Practice, Payroll Compliance, Payroll Process, Payroll Projects, Payroll Team
The Queensland Health (QH) payroll department have been making headlines once again as staff have been found to be both overpaid and underpaid due to a payroll error. The state government has admitted the mistake, which has resulted in thousands of employees being...
by Debbie Cowan | Sep 22, 2022 | Payroll Audits, Payroll Best Practice, Payroll Compliance, Underpayments
The underpayment – or indeed any kind of incorrect payment – of employees is a shockingly common issue in all industries, and it can cause big problems for employees and employers alike. Underpayment in Australia was five times more common in 2021 than it was in 2017,...
by Debbie Cowan | Sep 21, 2022 | Payroll Audits, Payroll Best Practice, Payroll Compliance, Payroll Team, Rules and Regulations
Nobody enjoys doing an audit. It’s like doing a tax return, and who wants to actually do their tax return? We all do them of course, but only because we’re required to. Audits and tax returns will always be important and both are a whole lot easier if you stay on top...
by Debbie Cowan | Sep 16, 2022 | Payroll Audits, Payroll Best Practice, Payroll Compliance, Payroll Projects, Payroll Team
If your company is like a ship and your CEO is the ship’s captain, payroll is the engine. The problem can be that if your payroll processes aren’t functioning correctly and you don’t really know how they work, you could be heading straight towards an iceberg. Most...
by Debbie Cowan | Sep 13, 2022 | Payroll Audits, Payroll Compliance, Payroll Projects, Payroll Team
The time has come where you need to hire a new Payroll Manager. Whether it be your current manager is leaving or you’re in the middle of a business growth stage, this phase of transition is probably going to throw some challenges your way, but that’s not to say you...
