In the eyes of your employees, payroll may be the most important job you do! While they’re focused primarily on getting their paychecks and direct deposits on time and in the correct amounts, they may never realize how much hard work goes into making your payroll systems function smoothly and effectively.
Unfortunately, many employers still struggle with 20th-century payroll procedures that don’t fit the needs of today’s round-the-clock workplaces. Your payroll systems must operate seamlessly to ensure that workers get paid properly, that withholding and tax collections are done correctly, and that benefits deductions, cafeteria-plan contributions, garnishments, and other payroll calculations are handled without errors. No matter how large or small your workforce may be, it takes just one slight miscalculation or procedural mistake (multiplied over many payroll periods) to add up to major legal and financial trouble!
Order this audio conference recording, as our expert speaker explains the best practices for auditing and documenting your payroll procedures to clean up bad habits and streamline your policies. You’ll learn how to write effective payroll procedures, how to recognize red flags that could signify underlying weaknesses in your systems, and how to fix those problems with minimal administrative disruptions.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The basic goals and responsibilities you should target in examining and documenting your payroll processes
- How you can audit your current payroll procedures - from the reason you’re doing things to who’s responsible for doing them - so you can target areas for review and improvement
- What steps you must follow in updating outdated payroll policies to avoid getting into legal trouble in the future
- The best practices in documenting payroll tasks that will lead to clear, concise rules that are easy to understand and manage
- What you can do immediately to strengthen your existing measures for retaining payroll data and preserving their confidentiality
- Proven strategies for streamlining your payroll steps in today’s hectic HR environment
This audio conference was recorded on Monday, October 20, 2008
About Your Speaker:
Joyce Glass is a human resource consultant based in Charlotte, N.C. She conducts training workshops and seminars for employers and human resource professionals around the United States. Glass formerly served as the vice president of human resources for a major nationwide retail services company. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of North Carolina.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI home page at www.hrci.org.
