How integrated HR administration drives faultless payroll
Posted on 26th November 2018
Without doubt the majority of businesses now widely recognise that their greatest assets are their employees – hoorah! However, many employers are still falling at the most fundamental of hurdles by making costly payroll and payment related administrative errors, causing widespread issues. The fault often lies in employers – quite understandably – not fully understanding the complex, ever-evolving employment…
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My Payroll Epiphany – the inspiration for payroll that’s better all round
Posted on 9th October 2018
Ink Payroll Director Ruth Johnson tells us what sparked her passion for pulling payroll out of the past… Prehistoric payroll … the way it used to be. My first ‘proper job’ (as my parents used to call it, in tones of relief mixed with derision) was in a small, family business in the sticks. The boss was a rather aloof…
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Introduce Workplace Pension Salary Exchange and save an average of £7,015 p/a
Posted on 2nd October 2018
Auto Enrolment has ushered in a new era of workplace-based saving. In our view it’s been a resounding success – boosting both the number of people engaging in long term savings and the average amount of annual saving per employee. Throw in a dramatic increase in employer participation and improved pension awareness nationally and the results really are quite stunning.
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Payroll – why settle for ‘satisfactory’?
Posted on 20th September 2018
Payroll is an increasingly exacting discipline, it requires accuracy, attention to detail, great technology and a progressive, forward thinking mindset. Many of the employers we talk to who outsource their payroll are using service providers who, at best, they are just ‘satisfied’ with. Ultimately shouldn’t an outsourced service provider deliver more than just a ‘satisfactory’ service? In fact…
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Why all SMEs should have integrated HR & Payroll services (& software)
Posted on 20th December 2016
OK – let’s get the conflict of interest out of the way, Ink provides HR and Payroll services (and software) to SME businesses across the UK. That said, we still can’t believe how few businesses we talk to integrate their key people management functions and use technology to deliver a great user experience to both administrator and employee. We still meet…
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