Payroll Trends – Future of Payroll in the Coming Years
The pandemic forced a lot of organizations to analyze their existing business processes, especially those related to HR. While some business processes and functions were strengthened, others were overhauled, and some were redesigned from scratch. And now that the worst seems to be over, HR teams are dealing with the “new normal”, which includes things like work-from-home, work-from-anywhere, hybrid working models, gig workers, and, of course, their wages & salaries! Just like other business functions, technology is helping the HR teams to streamline their various functions and to obtain efficiency out of them. Even before the pandemic, one of the key HR processes that had started undergoing a technology-driven transformation was the Payroll Management System. For a modern organization, an effective payroll management system and payroll outsourcing have become must-have tools. It does not just make sure that the troops are paid on time, but also makes sure that the HR team can do its core job effectively! But just like every other business activity and function, payroll management systems and payroll outsourcing are likely to evolve further in the years to come. Here are five payroll trends that are likely to become stronger in the years to come.
The Next-Gen Payroll Management System is closer than you think.
There was a time when robots were thought to be useful in manufacturing units and on shop floors. This was the world before artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and automation. The next-gen payroll management system of tomorrow will come equipped with these powerful tools that make managing payroll much more efficient than before. A Global Payroll Benchmarking study conducted by Deloitte in 2020 revealed that 15% of organizations surveyed were already using the next-gen payroll management system to manage their global workforce effectively. Another 49% were likely to shift in the next 2-3 years. Besides making the payroll management system super smart, these next-gen technologies will also be able to detect and prevent payroll fraud too!
A Cloud-based Payroll Management System is the way forward.
The market for cloud services is likely to exceed $13.3 million by 2026. The primary advantage of cloud-based services is the ease with which you can access data from any device, and that too, from anywhere on the planet. With newer forms of employment like gigs, Work-from-home, hybrid, and work-from-anywhere gathering pace, a cloud-based payroll management system will emerge as a boon. While it will make life easier for the employees and the HR teams, the Cloud-based Payroll Management System is going to be secure and likely to prevent fraud and unauthorized security breaches too. Besides this, cloud-based payroll outsourcing is likely to do away with the need to upgrade your IT infrastructure as the business grows. As the scale of the business and its requirements grow, the Cloud-based Payroll Management System is capable of growing and evolving with it.
HR data will help resolve issues and even prevent their occurrence.
For every successful business, data is crucial. The more data one has, the better information can be gathered and the quality of decisions improves drastically. As the scale and size of organizations grow, the huge amount of data collected from the Payroll Management System will help them with plotting the right trends and predicting the likely employee pain points of the future. This data, when analyzed, will help businesses make effective decisions that will impact them positively in the long run.
Flexible working will make payroll outsourcing essential
Not every organization or every business function within the organization will accept flexible working. However, certain organizations and certain business functions within them will surely go that way. Payroll outsourcing will increase with the advent of flexible work policies. Organizations that identify these flexible working opportunities will gain a competitive edge over their rivals as they can dip into the global talent pool and hire the best for their advantage. In such situations, a technology-driven payroll management system will prove to be a boon, as managing teams across continents will become very easy.
New regulatory changes will be introduced.
Europe has recently started experimenting with a 4-day week to encourage a healthy work-life balance for its employees. Organizations will experiment with such newer ideas to manage not just the work-life balance of their employees but also to comply with the law of the land. A tech-driven payroll management system comes in handy not just when an organization decides to experiment with newer formats but to analyze the results and arrive at decisions too! We at Paysquare believe that the payroll management system of tomorrow will not be smart alone, but evolve too! It will keep pace with the changing needs of businesses and their various functions, especially that of the HR team. That is one of the key reasons why some of the most well-known organizations trust Paysquare when it comes to payroll outsourcing or getting the best out of their payroll management systems. With an experience of over 2 decades and serving a diverse set of clients in India, Paysquare has emerged as the partner you can trust. Our robust technology is acknowledged as one of the best by many organizations for its ability to customize. So if you are planning to create a world-class organization, then it all boils down to your most important resource—your employees! And to manage this most important resource, always rely on a tried, trusted and future-ready payroll management system.
‘Paysquare’ a perfect
match for us as a consultant to deliver the best to our client. It extends User friendly
portal for Employees and seamless processing of Payroll including statutory compliance
on time! We
Parameshwer Matla
Human Resources
Columbus India
‘Paysquare’ a perfect
match for us as a consultant to deliver the best to our client. It extends User
friendly
portal for Employees and seamless processing of Payroll including statutory
compliance
on The most valuable service that we get from you is "peace of mind." I know that
once I
submit our payroll information, everything will happen on time, payroll, pay slips,
statutory reports, full and final settlement, returns and I know that we are and
will be
always in compliance with statutory laws regarding payroll.
Ramakrishna Dabbara
Sr. Manager – Finance
Sumtotal Systems
We would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your continual support till date! Your support
especially
during this pandemic has been awesome! Be it the TAT (turnaround time) you people
are
processing our requests, being accommodative in accepting the II, III payroll
revisions,
working late/ weekends, delivering the reports in time and minimal to zero errors
are
some of the examples of your commitment towards work & deliverables.
Abhijeet Shete
SENIOR MANAGER- HUMAN RESOURCE
Altra Industrial Motion India
We would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your continual support till date! Your support especially
during this pandemic has been awesome! Be it the TAT (turnaround time) you people are
processing our requests, being accommodative in accepting the II, III payroll revisions,
working late/ weekends, delivering the reports in time and minimal to zero errors are
some of the examples of your commitment towards work & deliverables.
Sukesh Baban Dhage
Manager Accounts
Hi Tech BioSciences India Private Limited
On behalf of Hitech
Bio Sciences India Pvt. Ltd., Hi Tech Bio Laboratories, Hi Tech Analytical Works
& Hi Tech Biosynth Pvt. Ltd., we appreciate your dedication to provide Payroll
services to our companies from the approximately last 4 years. We acknowledge the fact
that due to COVID-19, situation has become really tough across the globe. We all are
forced to stay at our homes and take extra care of ourselves along with family members.
It is a privilege to acknowledge you and your consultancy’s efforts and recognize the
valuable service that you have provided to us.
It is always gratifying to
work with such great people with extraordinary abilities to provide good and quality
service. The kind of response from your side get is fabulous and most memorable with
professional culture. Specifically we would like to mention that, your approach towards
the client is fantastic, for e.g. response to email is very prompt, continuous touch
with client, on time response to queries or questioners’, on time and accurate report
sharing. Flexibility to client requirement, Client / customer centric approach etc.
Timely payment of salary gives a lot of confidence to all employees and it is due to our
partners like Paysquare that Hi tech has never defaulted on its commitment of timely
payment of salaries.
Ratnakar Dhakad
Senior Operation Manager
Tecknack Technologies Private Limited
We are very impressed
with Paysquare team due to their ability to process payroll very efficiently. We
found the implementation team very knowledgeable, supportive and very systematic.
Paysquare is a very
matured payroll processing solution and they have well paid down processes to manage
first time as well as every month's processing.
Monica Shah
HR Business Partner India
Victaulic Piping Products India Private Limited
Honestly , It has been an
amazing experience working with Payroll team as on date . Deepika and Uma
has been a strong support to us.
They have always been very helpful and co-operative. I congratulate them to run payroll
with zero error
every month.
And I expect the same level of support in future. I am happy to be associated with
Payroll team.
Seagate India
Manager
I have been a client of Paysquare for 7 years and their services are fantastic. Migration from the old
consultant to Paysquare was seamless. Soon after the migration, Paysquare team was up the learning
curve. They never missed the deadlines provided by us. The team is always reachable, and they keep us
informed about changes in taxes or government policies which impact payroll. I have complete
confidence and trust in their payroll solutions, and we will always recommend them. Any company
looking to ease their payroll burden with friendly service and a flexible, secure system should partner
with Paysquare.