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Are you considering upgrading your business's payroll system?

The decision to change payroll systems is a major one and not one that should be taken lightly considering it will impact every person in your business. Having had 30+ years of experience in the payroll tech industry, I have one crucial piece of advice for you: actively select the…

Empowering Employees by Giving Them Access to Their Own Time and Attendance Information

We have been thinking a lot about ways employers can encourage engagement by employees when implementing a new time & attendance system like TimeHub. One way we think they can do this is by showing they trust them by giving them access to their personal attendance data. We believe the…

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TimeCreep - The Hidden Cost of using Paper Timesheets

As a small business owner, you may be familiar with the term "time creep" or the phenomenon of employees working fewer (or more) hours than expected, without recording them correctly. This can happen for various reasons, such as forgetfulness, procrastination, in a few cases willful dishonesty or the lack of…

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The more things change, the more they stay the same 😥

Today I stumbled upon a press release from 2005, (yes 18 years ago) when we were the proud owners of Comacc Payroll (now MYOB Exo). The press release highlighted the key frustrations of 700 Payroll Administrators who participated in our survey. "Payroll Officer - an under-appreciated job", and as I…

"Paper Timesheets are so 1960s" - A tongue-in-cheek look at an Outdated Practice

"Tired of dealing with the headaches of paper timesheets? Learn why it's time to make the switch to modern time tracking methods and improve your business operations."

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What are the rules around managing employees pay on a Public Holiday ( Happy Easter, NZ)

Attention all business owners! With Easter and ANZAC Day around the corner, it’s time to brush up on your knowledge about public holiday obligations. Don’t let your employees down – they have minimum rights that apply to public holidays. Lucky for you, we’ve broken it down into four key sections…

Looking to implement a new digital timesheet or timeclock system? Use our Free Workbook to work out what you need before talking to a vendor

Selecting any new 'People Management' system should be treated like any other strategic decision.Click To Tweet The time you invest BEFORE you talk to a vendor is the most important work you can do if you are looking to implement any new system! Covid19 forced many of us to change the way…

Are you ready for Easter

Whenever there is a block of Public Holidays such as Christmas, New Year or Easter, you can almost feel the stress levels go up in the payroll office as payroll admins and managers try to get their heads around who should be paid what. While the simple rule is: Employees…

Issues with Timesheets - Is it a people problem or a process problem.

I regularly receive calls from employers who think they have a problem with their employees time and attendance. They often talk about "time theft" or some variation of this. My staff write down the wrong times My staff can’t add up. My staff say they were there when they weren’t.…

Are you the problem? Sometimes the cause of "Timesheet Creep" has nothing to do with the actions of your employees

Timesheet Creep is a multifaceted problem that can be experienced by any business. It is not always intentional, it can be hard to detect, and it requires diligence and oversight to eliminate it. TimeCreep is among the largest hidden costs to any business. It can be caused by employees naively thinking "it's…