EMEA

[UK] More than half of LinkedIn job ads fail to include salary [UK] More than half of LinkedIn job ads fail to include salary

The sector revealed most likely to leave out salary information in job adverts is media and entertainment; a significant majority...
16 Oct 2024

[Italy] Agreement for SD Worx’s acquisition of F2A from Ardian signed [Italy] Agreement for SD Worx’s acquisition of F2A from Ardian signed

The acquisition will see SD Worx expand its offering and geographical footprint and accelerate its growth in the European HR...
16 Oct 2024

[UK] DBT’s minimum pay enforcement results published [UK] DBT’s minimum pay enforcement results published

Significant increases to the NMW and NLW over recent years have led to a growing proportion of workers earning within...
16 Oct 2024

APAC

[Australia] University of Sydney spent millions on consultants while casual staff stayed underpaid [Australia] University of Sydney spent millions on consultants while casual staff stayed underpaid

The figures were revealed in answers to supplementary questions, provided to the chair of the New South Wales education committee,...
11 Oct 2024

[Bangladesh] ILO recommends labour law reform to end garment sector unrest [Bangladesh] ILO recommends labour law reform to end garment sector unrest

The organisation said it is closely monitoring labour unrest in the RMG and other sectors, highlighting systemic issues needing urgent...
08 Oct 2024

[Malaysia] Journalists condemn wage theft and demand unpaid salaries [Malaysia] Journalists condemn wage theft and demand unpaid salaries

The journalists work for Petra Group, a diversified Malaysian investment company representing news outlets The Malaysian Insight (MTI) and The...
03 Oct 2024

AFRICA

[Nigeria] Government proposes 25% effective tax rate on N100 million monthly earners [Nigeria] Government proposes 25% effective tax rate on N100 million monthly earners

Taiwo Oyedele - Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms - announced the proposal during the...
16 Oct 2024

[South Africa] Questioning the 2025 salaries forecast [South Africa] Questioning the 2025 salaries forecast

According to the payroll consultancy, any increases in salaries will be “forfeited” to inflation.
11 Oct 2024

[Nigeria] Government to remove tertiary institutions from IPPIS payroll platform [Nigeria] Government to remove tertiary institutions from IPPIS payroll platform

Administered by the office of the accountant-general, by 2016 the IPPIS platform had increasingly accommodated federal tertiary institutions.
11 Oct 2024

AMERICAS

[Mexico] New regulatory update to ‘Ley Silla’ labour legislation [Mexico] New regulatory update to ‘Ley Silla’ labour legislation

The amendments’ primary objective is to improve worker health and productivity by addressing the negative health effects of prolonged standing. 
16 Oct 2024

[US] Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce [US] Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce

Kelly Ortberg shared the news in a letter to employees after the company’s preliminary third-quarter financials revealed it had lost nearly $10 a...
16 Oct 2024

[Canada] Lightspeed expands 7shifts partnership to enhance restaurants’ payroll and operations [Canada] Lightspeed expands 7shifts partnership to enhance restaurants’ payroll and operations

The expanded scope of the partnership aims to bring powerful new functionalities to restaurant owners across North America.
11 Oct 2024

MIDDLE EAST

[Saudi Arabia] New wage insurance is a worker protection milestone [Saudi Arabia] New wage insurance is a worker protection milestone

According to the deputy minister, the Kingdom’s labour reforms are already driving positive change.
09 Oct 2024

[Dubai] Cercli raises $4m to transform workforce management and compliance in MENA [Dubai] Cercli raises $4m to transform workforce management and compliance in MENA

Cercli’s founders Akeed Azmi and David Reche previously scaled and managed teams at Kitopi and Careem, two of the region’s...
12 Sep 2024

[Oman] Expats banned from major construction roles [Oman] Expats banned from major construction roles

The updated regulations exclude expats from a variety of roles, from managerial to technical and specialised positions, such as Systems...
04 Sep 2024

GLOBAL

[Global] TransPerfect acquires Paybooks Technologies [Global] TransPerfect acquires Paybooks Technologies

Paybooks launched India’s first payments-integrated payroll, offering end-to-end solutions.
09 Oct 2024

[Global] Launch of Workstream all-in-one Payroll Solution for the hourly workforce [Global] Launch of Workstream all-in-one Payroll Solution for the hourly workforce

These products bring functionality to QSR franchisees, restaurants, and other businesses that employ hourly workers.
01 Oct 2024

[Global] ADP unveils ‘human-centric’ global HR platform Lyric [Global] ADP unveils ‘human-centric’ global HR platform Lyric

Lyric’s solution combines flexibility, intelligence and human-centric design, ADP said, to enhance employee experience on a global scale.
26 Sep 2024

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

ADP: POTENTIAL OF PAYROLL

Make payroll more rewarding Make payroll more rewarding

Even though it’s a large part of company spend, the importance of controlling payroll is often overlooked. The pandemic changed...
08 Dec 2021

Turn challenges into opportunities Turn challenges into opportunities

Often, payroll only gets the attention it deserves at times of major upheaval. Unfortunately, that may also be for all...
08 Dec 2021

Get the payroll your business needs Get the payroll your business needs

A four-step guide to getting more from your payroll. 
16 Nov 2021

TAX CORNER

Restricted stock units: how should payroll manage? Restricted stock units: how should payroll manage?

In this brief article, I set out an overview of RSU and also the steps that payroll should take when...
05 Jun 2023

Globally mobile employees and share schemes Globally mobile employees and share schemes

Share schemes are seen as a way of both retaining and incentivising employees.
08 Aug 2022

Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge

Making contributions to a pension scheme is normally one of the most tax-efficient ways of saving in any country.
06 Jun 2022