| Try to imagine how meticulous you should be if | | | | included. But does your payroll worksheet allow |
| you were to process employee payroll manually? | | | | the employees to print checks locally? You need |
| That can only be fine, perhaps, if you only have | | | | to consider that. |
| five (5) members in your organization. But what if | | | | 2. Does your employee payroll allow your |
| you have hundreds or even thousands of | | | | employees to view or access payroll information? |
| employees whose salaries must be computed | | | | If you are manually doing the computation, |
| either once or twice a month. It may be | | | | definitely, it is not possible. Employees want to |
| impractical to think that you will hire another one | | | | know how their previous salary was computed, |
| or two professionals to do the manual | | | | what miscellaneous items were deducted, what |
| computation of employee payroll. It's not that | | | | their gross pay was, and how much tax was |
| easy! Payroll disputes and penalties may arise | | | | deducted. |
| along the way. Humans are subject to error but it | | | | 3. Does your employee payroll send out email |
| can be lessened through process automation. | | | | notifications to your employees? |
| Nowadays, business owners are making an | | | | It is definitely impossible to send an email if you |
| intelligent decision to automate employee payroll. | | | | are implementing a manual payroll system. |
| That will remove unnecessary costs (hiring | | | | Today's employees have been so busy. So it will |
| additional employee to compute payroll manually), | | | | give them less effort if they will just have to |
| improve accuracy, and boost efficiency. Disputes | | | | check their email inbox and see the information on |
| and penalties can be zeroed out through an | | | | their payroll check. |
| automated payroll system. | | | | 4. Does your employee payroll have a technology |
| Different tools in the market and on the Internet | | | | in place to view employee-wise payroll information |
| are available for you to use. Microsoft Office | | | | through iPhone and BlackBerry? |
| Excel can be used to plot semi-automated | | | | Just like sending out payroll checks though email, |
| employee payroll. You will just have to either | | | | removing the compatibility barriers on your payroll |
| drag-and-drop items or single-left click on a button | | | | system to get connected with iPhone and |
| to auto-populate the columns and rows in a | | | | BlackBerry is a lot of convenience for both the |
| worksheet. It may require you to enter a lot of | | | | employer and the employee. |
| formulas at first but it will provide you a | | | | 5. Does your employee payroll provide online |
| long-term benefit once you were able to establish | | | | assistance for questions regarding disputes and |
| and organize your payroll though MS Office Excel. | | | | penalties? |
| However, there are also some limitations if you | | | | What a difference it makes knowing that there is |
| were to use MS Office Excel alone. If you were | | | | an online help where you could go to should you |
| an employee, what features do you expect to a | | | | have payroll disputes! Employees would not raise |
| payroll system? Read these five (5) tips that are | | | | eye brows once they know that there is |
| a must to consider when establishing your payroll | | | | someone who could answer their payroll-related |
| system. | | | | concerns. |
| 1. Does your employee payroll enable your | | | | These smart tips will help you in establishing a |
| employees to print out checks? | | | | business-oriented and people-oriented culture and |
| You can simply create a worksheet that will show | | | | environment at the same time. Move and |
| the employees how their base salary is entered, | | | | automate your employee payroll now! |
| when tax is deducted, and how allowance is | | | | |