Payroll stories
AI adoption is widening a gap among Australian SMEs, with users growing 2.8 times faster and many others still holding back.
Australian employers could cut duplicated HR costs as Employment Hero rolls out a platform to handle payroll and award compliance.
The Queensland university expects a single data foundation to cut duplication and improve services as it moves core operations onto one platform.
The tie-up could speed adoption of workforce software among North American retailers and manufacturers seeking tighter payroll and scheduling control.
Accounting firms can now cut manual handoffs as payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks flow into Karbon from Gusto.
Finance teams are losing 12.9 hours a week to checking AI outputs, as most leaders reject systems that cannot explain themselves.
The move strengthens Xero’s North American engineering base as it pushes AI tools into its core accounting software for small businesses.
Mid-market firms in North America can now link HR, payroll and finance data in one system, helping to cut manual work and compliance risks.
A single workforce system is now covering more than 2,500 staff across Australia, New Zealand and the US, easing compliance and reporting.
Small businesses could see faster reporting and less manual admin as AI-driven rivals automate bookkeeping and pressure QuickBooks to adapt.
The new platform aims to cut routine bookkeeping for small firms by automating payments, reconciliation and tax prep while keeping users in control.
Payroll providers can now handle salary payments and statutory remittances through one interface in more than 70 countries.
Frontline employers could cut manual agency workflows as the new system keeps unfilled shifts and external labour pools inside one governed platform.
Banks could lift deposits faster as the new software helps small firms move payroll, income and payments to fresh accounts within days.
Staff at FMG can now update leave and pay details in one place after the insurer replaced legacy HR systems with Workday.
Payroll mistakes are already pushing some workers into debt, as HBHR says 61% of employees would quit if errors continued for six months.
Small UK employers could cut compliance headaches as the firm takes on payroll, tax and statutory duties under a new managed employment model.
UK Xero users can now manage supplier, expense and employee payments in one place as Dext expands its payments tool with payroll.
Only 3% of 18-to-24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, raising concerns over future recruitment and pay accuracy for employers.
Finance teams could soon shed repetitive treasury and payroll tasks as the London fintech expands its automation software after fresh backing.