EMEA

[Spain] CloudPay and Santander earned-wage access and financial wellness partnership [Spain] CloudPay and Santander earned-wage access and financial wellness partnership

Through its partnership with Banco Santander, CloudPay can bring Pay On-Demand to businesses of all sizes across Spain.
11 Dec 2024

[UK] Rogue employers to be barred from hiring overseas workers [UK] Rogue employers to be barred from hiring overseas workers

At present, employers who flagrantly flout visa rules can only be sanctioned for a maximum of 12 months.
06 Dec 2024

[Sweden] European airline first to implement Zalaris’ SuccessFactors EC Payroll [Sweden] European airline first to implement Zalaris’ SuccessFactors EC Payroll

Zalaris said it is honoured to be chosen to implement and support SAP's cloud-based payroll for a leading European airline.
06 Dec 2024

APAC

[Australia] Workers back-paid $473 million through FWO recovery [Australia] Workers back-paid $473 million through FWO recovery

The recoveries were made in a year where the Fair Work Ombudsman secured the largest penalties in its 15-year history.
04 Nov 2024

[Australia] Former United Petroleum outlet operator faces court over false records [Australia] Former United Petroleum outlet operator faces court over false records

It is alleged that Mr Gogikar knowingly provided a Fair Work Inspector with false or misleading records and pay slips
18 Oct 2024

AFRICA

[South Africa] Pay gap between December and January increases financial pressure [South Africa] Pay gap between December and January increases financial pressure

Analysis from Standard Bank revealed that South Africans spend their salaries faster during the last two months of the year.
11 Dec 2024

[South Africa] eThekwini Municipality cracks down on ‘predatory loans’ and payroll deductions [South Africa] eThekwini Municipality cracks down on ‘predatory loans’ and payroll deductions

These companies put in a stop order via the employer, allowing them to take loan repayments before employees receive their...
06 Dec 2024

[Kenya] System upgrade leads to November salary delays for government employees [Kenya] System upgrade leads to November salary delays for government employees

The delay was caused by the migration of ministries, departments, and agencies from the old manual Integrated Personal Payroll Database...
29 Nov 2024

AMERICAS

[Canada] Walmart alleged to have frozen unionised workers’ wages [Canada] Walmart alleged to have frozen unionised workers’ wages

On December 3, Unifor filed a complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board, citing violations of the Canada Labour Code...
10 Dec 2024

Latest From the States: IRS Issues 2025 Income Tax Withholding Methods Latest From the States: IRS Issues 2025 Income Tax Withholding Methods

When workers are hired as employees, they are to file Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, with their employer.
04 Dec 2024

[Canada] Pandemic small business loan programme lacked ‘value for money’ [Canada] Pandemic small business loan programme lacked ‘value for money’

Auditor general Karen Hogan said the Canada Emergency Business Account programme wasn’t managed with “due regard for value for money.”
04 Dec 2024

MIDDLE EAST

[UAE] Ras Al Khaimah named world's top city for expatriates 'to get started abroad' [UAE] Ras Al Khaimah named world's top city for expatriates 'to get started abroad'

The Emirate came number one out of 53 cities in the Expat Essentials Index, conducted by InterNations as part of...
29 Nov 2024

[Oman] Expatriate workforce reaches 1.8 million [Oman] Expatriate workforce reaches 1.8 million

In recent years, certain expat groups have seen significant growth in their numbers in The Sultanate of Oman which expatriates...
24 Oct 2024

[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

GLOBAL

[Global] Global Payments explores divesting payroll and Active Network businesses [Global] Global Payments explores divesting payroll and Active Network businesses

It is unclear how much the company would get for the businesses. Global Payments bought Active Network assets for around...
29 Nov 2024

[Global] EY launches next-gen Integrated Global Payroll Solution [Global] EY launches next-gen Integrated Global Payroll Solution

Managing payroll for a growing international workforce has become more complex and time-consuming in recent years.
21 Nov 2024

[Global] Papaya Global launches new suite of AI-based payroll and payments solutions [Global] Papaya Global launches new suite of AI-based payroll and payments solutions

The platform will tackle the complexities faced by multinational organisations managing payroll and payments across borders. 
19 Nov 2024

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES

Analysis: What Trump’s Win Means for Payroll Analysis: What Trump’s Win Means for Payroll

In general, former President Trump’s win in the 2024 election means his earlier efforts to break down the administrative state...
07 Nov 2024

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

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