Why Not Outsource Your Total Payroll Function (TPF)?
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien The Covid pandemic has emphasised the reality that most people can work remotely but also that those people don’t necessarily have to be FTE’s (Full Time Employees). This has stimulated “the gig economy” where some people simultaneously work for multiple businesses. It has also forced Outsourcing Providers to re-assess […]
The Importance Of External Payroll Health Checks
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien Why is it critical that businesses periodically perform external Health Checks on their payrolls? – Payroll is the biggest expense in most businesses. Saving a fraction of the payroll can make a massive difference on a business’s bottom line,– The risk of costly penalties from local authorities for not […]
What Is Employer Of Record?
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien Employer of Record or EOR is a common concept in Europe and North America but not in South Africa. In short, an EOR legally employs people on behalf of a global business. There could be various reasons for this, but the most common reason would be when a global […]
How Do Global Companies Manage Payroll Expenses Across The African Continent?
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien How do Global Companies manage Payroll Expenses across the African Continent? We have found a growing trend for global businesses with offices in multiple African countries to outsource their payrolls to one service provider. It is often company policy that payrolls in foreign countries must be outsourced. This […]
Corporate Lessons From My Mom’s Kitchen
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien During Women’s Month there is heightened focus on under-representation of women in ranks of power, despite holding formal titles in the workplace. My thoughts on this have changed a lot since I started my corporate career 28 years ago. Looking back on my career, I realise many skills I […]
How Well Does “Work From Home” REALLY Work?
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien Over the last year, we’ve had two distinctly different experiences dealing with people who work from home. Sometimes it works well and other times it truly is disastrous. It is imperative that businesses know in which of these two categories their people and services fall. There are many factors […]
How Does The “Gig Economy” Improve Business Profitability?
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien So what is the “Gig Economy”? Well simplistically it is people doing more than one job at a time – also sometimes referred to as “side-hustles”. Some businesses have times of the month where they are very busy and other times where they are very quiet. If you employee […]
Lockdown, Home School, Sanitizer, And Banana Bread… Yes, In 2020 We Lived It All!
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien Lockdown, home school, sanitizer, and banana bread… yes, in 2020 we lived it all! Some days felt like it would never end. Some days didn’t have enough hours. Now that we are starting to live a more “normal” life, I can’t help thinking back on this past year. We […]
Payroll Outsourcing In The Post-Covid World – When The Machine Starts Up Again
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien Over the last 8 months we have found that many businesses put decisions on hold due to the uncertainty around the Covid pandemic. Businesses decided to hoard their cash in anticipation of possible future lockdowns. With the recent relaxation of Lockdown restrictions to Level 1, the significant reductions in […]
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Executive Payroll Outsourcing Trends
Facebook Twitter Envelope Whatsapp Linkedin-in Reddit-alien It is commonly acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequality in the world. This is true for both businesses and individuals. On the business side, large corporates seem to flourish as massive consolidation occurs because small businesses close down. Similarly, many millions of people have lost their jobs […]
