EMEA

[UK] ClearBank and PayCaptain partner for real-time payroll payments [UK] ClearBank and PayCaptain partner for real-time payroll payments

Research shows that 23 per cent of UK adults have £200 or less in savings, while 1 in 6, around...
13 Oct 2025

[Spain] New pension rule will reduce salaries from 2026 [Spain] New pension rule will reduce salaries from 2026

The change is part of the full rollout of the Intergenerational Equity Mechanism (MEI).
10 Oct 2025

[UK] Fair pay agreements could exclude council and NHS adult social care staff [UK] Fair pay agreements could exclude council and NHS adult social care staff

It also said that including all employed adult social care staff within the agreements could support the unification of the...
08 Oct 2025

APAC

[Malaysia] Wages and salaries rose in 2024 [Malaysia] Wages and salaries rose in 2024

Despite women recording slightly faster growth, men continued to earn RM209 more at the median level, a ratio of 1...
02 Oct 2025

[New Zealand] The sectors barely paying above minimum wage [New Zealand] The sectors barely paying above minimum wage

Data compiled by Infometrics revealed the median and mean salaries across industries throughout the country.
29 Sep 2025

[Korea] Government’s 4.5-day workweek roadmap [Korea] Government’s 4.5-day workweek roadmap

During the presidential election campaign, President Lee Jae-myung pledged to reduce South Korea’s average working hours to below the OECD...
25 Sep 2025

AFRICA

[Nigeria] 98% of workers will be exempted from PAYE in 2026 [Nigeria] 98% of workers will be exempted from PAYE in 2026

The chairman stated that the new tax laws are targeted at protecting the low-income earners or those at the poverty...
09 Oct 2025

[South Africa] Sage releases next-gen integrated cloud HR and Payroll solution [South Africa] Sage releases next-gen integrated cloud HR and Payroll solution

The all-in-one, cloud-based payroll and HR software is intended to simplify how mid-sized businesses pay, manage and engage their people.
01 Oct 2025

[South Africa] Frustration over R4bn lost to government payroll's ghost employees [South Africa] Frustration over R4bn lost to government payroll's ghost employees

The committee wanted concrete answers about mechanisms allowing the continued payment of salaries to non-existent workers, with figures dating back...
22 Sep 2025

AMERICAS

[Canada] Trucking industry's campaign against costly payroll fraud schemes [Canada] Trucking industry's campaign against costly payroll fraud schemes

The Stop Illegal Trucking campaign targets a practice known as Driver Inc., in which trucking companies misclassify employee drivers as...
09 Oct 2025

[Canada] Rise People launches new AI-powered features for HR and payroll teams [Canada] Rise People launches new AI-powered features for HR and payroll teams

Rise People is Canada’s first and only all-in-one digital platform that helps businesses manage HR, payroll, and group benefits in...
08 Oct 2025

[Chile] Office worker accidentally paid 330 times his salary wins legal battle [Chile] Office worker accidentally paid 330 times his salary wins legal battle

In May 2022, he was astonished after discovering that his employer had deposited £127,000 into his bank account on payday....
06 Oct 2025

MIDDLE EAST

[Saudi Arabia] Landmark deal on manpower recruitment signed with Bangladesh [Saudi Arabia] Landmark deal on manpower recruitment signed with Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia has been Bangladesh’s largest overseas labour market since 1976, employing millions of Bangladeshi workers.
08 Oct 2025

[Middle East] PwC makes dramatic cuts to partner and staff roles [Middle East] PwC makes dramatic cuts to partner and staff roles

Downsizing began in February 2025, in the wake of a year-long ban by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) on...
22 Sep 2025

[Middle East] Over 78% of GCC workforce are expats [Middle East] Over 78% of GCC workforce are expats

GCC Assistant Secretary General for Economic and Development Affairs Khaled Al-Sunaidi emphasised the importance of the labour sector as a...
05 Sep 2025

GLOBAL

[Global] Strada announces new CRO appointment [Global] Strada announces new CRO appointment

As CRO, Mr Bolson will oversee Strada’s global go-to-market organisation, spanning Sales, Solutioning, Commercial Strategy, and Marketing.
06 Oct 2025

[Global] Mercans launches new AI suite [Global] Mercans launches new AI suite

Mercans intends these innovations to position it not as a company with AI features, but as an AI-first organisation.
06 Oct 2025

[Global] Acrisure completes acquisition of Heartland Payroll Solutions [Global] Acrisure completes acquisition of Heartland Payroll Solutions

The acquisition brings Heartland Payroll’s 50,000 clients under the Acrisure umbrella and significantly expands its current payroll and HCM capabilities. ...
03 Oct 2025

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES

[Global] Helios rebrands as Globalli with launch of 'world’s first' Global People Operating System [Global] Helios rebrands as Globalli with launch of 'world’s first' Global People Operating System

Globalli delivers something that HR and finance leaders have long demanded: one payroll core, one set of controls, and one...
02 Oct 2025

Why resilient payment processes are integral to global payroll Why resilient payment processes are integral to global payroll

From fluctuating exchange rates and real-time payment demands to regulatory changes and data insights, payroll providers are under pressure to...
23 Jul 2025

Latest From the States: ‘The Bill’, EWA, and New Exposure Vectors Latest From the States: ‘The Bill’, EWA, and New Exposure Vectors

On the earned wage access (EWA) front, Indiana and Maryland passed legislation in June that regulates EWA, also known as...
25 Jun 2025

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