The gender pay gap is a persistent and ongoing issue affecting many countries worldwide, including Australia. Despite efforts to address and eliminate the gap, it remains a significant challenge for women in the workforce. This article aims to provide an in-depth examination of the gender pay gap in Australia in 2022 and its impact on […]

Fringe benefits are any bonuses that employers give to their employees. Some people call them “benefits,” others call them “perks,” and some refer to them as “primarily anything besides wages.” Whatever you call it, fringe benefits serve a purpose for both employee and employer, but what is the purpose? This article explores some common types […]

Nowadays, more and more businesses and corporate sectors are promoting cross-functional work to achieve long term goals. It allows the working team to create and deliver innovative products or ideas to the customers without delay. Undoubtedly, teamwork promises excellent success for businesses, but it also leads to conflict in the workplace. Conflict is a natural […]

A healthy relationship between an employee and employer is integral to the success of any enterprise. Do you know what the key to this healthy relationship is? It’s remuneration packages! You might be intrigued to know that 80 percent of employees wish to receive financial counseling aid from their company. Financial struggles and crises substantially […]

What is salary packaging? Salary packaging or salary sacrifice is a mutual arrangement between you and your employer, where it is pre-decided that you will pay for some services or items directly from your pre-tax salary. For instance, you may salary package cars, computers, super funds, and child care, etc. The advantage of salary packaging […]

Savvy business and thought leaders have begun to realise that payroll processing plays a greater role in achieving strategic business objectives than just providing transactional accuracy. Integrating and streamlining strategic payroll processes saves money, empowers employees and identifies areas where efficiencies of scale can be realised. Poorly designed systems, however, can generate an astonishing array […]

About 40 years ago, payroll was seen nothing more than a company’s regular task at bookkeeping (being either fortnightly, bi-monthly or monthly – depending on the company). Traditional bookkeeping tasks were done manually and recorded on computer files. In the modern world today, a new perspective has emerged on payroll. It is now seen as a […]

There’s a growing trend for companies of all sizes to call on the expertise of payroll service professionals to manage & execute their payroll. Naturally, the complex, legislative/statutory driven & rather repeatable nature of payroll, lends itself to outsourcing, but it still remains one of the most critical & intimate processes in running a business […]