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[Bangladesh] Prime Bank signs Payroll Banking agreement with BHL Group [Bangladesh] Prime Bank signs Payroll Banking agreement with BHL Group

In addition, staff will have access to ‘PrimePay’, a digital portal which automates salary payments and carries out around-the-clock corporate...
21 May 2025

[Japan] Workers reluctant to switch to app-based salary payments [Japan] Workers reluctant to switch to app-based salary payments

Four app providers have started offering salary payment services in Japan, but experts believe workers need to see more benefits...
15 May 2025

[India] 1,000 teachers have yet to receive March salaries [India] 1,000 teachers have yet to receive March salaries

The teachers maintain that the Treasury Department will only release the salaries when they get ‘the green light’ from above.
26 Apr 2025

[Australia] $500,000 lost in cyberattacks on superannuation funds [Australia] $500,000 lost in cyberattacks on superannuation funds

A number of individual funds, including AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust, subsequently confirmed that they had suffered breaches affecting some...
25 Apr 2025

[Australia] Employee engagement falls to just 16% [Australia] Employee engagement falls to just 16%

ADP’s People at Work 2025 report found that Australia’s engagement rates are higher for employees operating out of the office...
11 Apr 2025

[Australia] Nation’s biggest super fund incurs massive fine [Australia] Nation’s biggest super fund incurs massive fine

On February 21, Federal Court Justice Lisa Hespe ruled against AustralianSuper, finding it contravened the Superannuation Industry Act.
18 Mar 2025

[China] HR manager’s 16 million yuan payroll fraud [China] HR manager’s 16 million yuan payroll fraud

The accused man, identified by his surname Yang, was responsible for managing payroll for workers assigned to a tech firm.
13 Mar 2025