CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES

Speaking Up for Payroll: July's Global IT Outage Speaking Up for Payroll: July's Global IT Outage

On air and in print the reporting was considered and, for the most part, correct. But behind the scenes, I...
04 Aug 2024

[US] Flexible Wage Access Bar Would Be Raised by Watchdog Agency [US] Flexible Wage Access Bar Would Be Raised by Watchdog Agency

Within the past decade, the use of earned wage access (EWA), also called on-demand pay or daily pay, has grown...
25 Jul 2024

Latest From the States: Overtime Rule Survives First Court Actions, Mostly Latest From the States: Overtime Rule Survives First Court Actions, Mostly

While the legal attempts to stop the rule across the country continue, no other action has yet been taken to...
02 Jul 2024

Latest From the States: Jurisdictional Hodgepodge Pinches Payroll, While Congress Lags Latest From the States: Jurisdictional Hodgepodge Pinches Payroll, While Congress Lags

Nearly 90 years ago, the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted to apply to the...
31 May 2024

The EU Pay Transparency Directive: paying the price for poor payroll data The EU Pay Transparency Directive: paying the price for poor payroll data

Under the pay transparency directive, companies within the EU are compelled to disclose information on how much they pay men...
08 May 2024

Latest From the States: controversial overtime pay rule finalized Latest From the States: controversial overtime pay rule finalized

Effective 1 July 2024, employers must apply the higher amount in considering whether a covered worker could be exempted from...
26 Apr 2024

[GPA Podcast] Phoenixed: Inside Canada’s payroll disaster [GPA Podcast] Phoenixed: Inside Canada’s payroll disaster

When system failures hit the headlines, frontline workers may seem to be the most affected group but the truth is...
10 Apr 2024