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How HR Can Get Ahead of the Payroll Reckoning

Posted by Mathew French on 16 June 2026

Most HR managers will tell you they feel reasonably on top of payroll. The runs go out on time, no one's complained lately, the software does its thing.

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Topics: Payroll


What You Might Be Getting Wrong About Payroll for Your Australian Business

Posted by Mathew French on 26 November 2024

If managing Australian payroll feels like you’re wading through a field of red tape, you’re not alone! 

With strict payroll legislation, employee entitlements, and reporting requirements, getting payroll right can be tricky. But keeping compliant with Australian payroll regulations is crucial to avoid costly mistakes and fines. 

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Topics: Payroll


The Ultimate Guide to Australian Payroll Legislation

Posted by Mathew French on 22 August 2023

As an employer in Australia, few tasks are as crucial as managing payroll. But ensuring your employees receive their rightful wages, entitlements, and benefits while adhering to the ever-evolving web of employment laws can be a daunting challenge. 😣

The Australian payroll system is governed by an extensive array of legislation, including the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards (NES), Modern Awards, and various state and territory industrial relations systems. Attempting to understand this labyrinth of regulations can leave even the most seasoned business owners feeling overwhelmed and lost.

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Topics: Payroll, Legislation


The HR Spine: Flexibility & Efficiency Managing Employee Information

Posted by Mathew French on 24 November 2020

A healthy spine is flexible, keeps the body in alignment and transmits messages accurately and efficiently from the brain to the rest of the body. In the same manner, the key to flexibility, efficiency and effective management of employee information in HR, is to allow for a smooth flow of data between all the convergent data points that HR management generates. Given the amount of disruption to the way we work in 2020 - what are the convergent data points that HR needs to optimise to ensure that there are no bottlenecks in the employee lifecycle going forward? Let's take a look.

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Topics: Payroll, Training Management, hr software, Cloud e-Learning, Onboarding, Remuneration, Offboarding, Crossboarding


The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Payroll

Posted by Mathew French on 14 September 2017

Processing Payroll manually and doing it in-house can be a time-consuming process. Outsourcing your Payroll to an organisation with Payroll expertise can liberate your staff to focus on more important value-added and revenue-generating activities. Many businesses now harness the benefits of external experts to process their Payroll, bringing significant benefit to internal efficiencies and the bottom-line.

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Topics: MYOB Payroll Software, AHRI Tech, Payroll, Payroll Software, Payroll Outsourcing, Payroll outsourcing benefits, Xero Payroll Software, Payroll Process Automation


Tech Experience Trends For Payroll Positions

Posted by Mathew French on 27 January 2015

At the end of last year, we looked at the hottest predicted HR tech trends for 2015. Something that didn’t make that list, but is definitely a big part of the future of HR from a tech-oriented perspective, is Payroll software experience. 

Software Advice, an online Payroll software comparison site, recently published an insightful report on Tech Experience for Payroll Positions, covering Payroll recruitment activity and trends in the USA, UK and Australia.

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Topics: Payroll, Recruitment, Payroll Software


Key Concerns for HR Managers in an Organisational Restructure

Posted by Mathew French on 17 April 2014

Organisational restructuring is a common occurrence in the current economic conditions. It can happen for many reasons – new business acquisitions, low business performance, market conditions or simply to stay relevant, to name a few. Regardless of the cause of restructures, the process of restructuring is complex, and can make or break a company. In this week's HR Blog, we examine restructure from an HR best practice perspective in an effort to understand the key concerns for HR managers.

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Topics: Workforce Management, Payroll, organisational restructure, HR Manager role, HR employee retention, Payroll Outsourcing, HR Software as a Service, hr software, Employee Engagement, Top 100 HR Blogs, Cloud HR Software, HR blog, Salary restructuring


AHRI Tech Event. Cloud Computing.

Posted by Mathew French on 25 August 2011

The event will be held on October 12 and 13. 2011. You should attend if you want to learn more about SaaS and On-Demand, HR Software

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Topics: AHRI, AHRI Tech, ERP, HRMS, Payroll, HRIS, SaaS, Payroll Software, hr software


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