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Risk is part of the day-to-day reality for any organisation, but you have to be able to determine what risks are worth it in order to achieve business goals or objectives and what risks can be mitigated. In the past few months, anytime we have been speaking to prospective clients on sales calls or at […]

The role of the Payroll Department is starting to shift and evolve over the past few years as senior management begin to realise the value of their input at a strategic level of the business. They have the finger on the pulse of changing trends in relation to retention, salary projections, and capacity forecasting and […]

According to a recent survey carried out by Ceridian, it was identified that 43% of participating companies do not have any succession planning in place. In any industry or role type, this would be a concern but particularly in Payroll, such a core operational function. Succession planning in payroll refers to the process of preparing […]

When I think about the ordeal that some payroll professionals go through when it comes to taking time off it reminds me of a sketch that comedian Michael McIntyre does about the difference between people with and without children leaving their house. Most people that don’t work in payroll will have the following experience when […]

It’s time for Part 3 in our Payroll – Behind the Scenes series and considering the time of year, this is a Christmas special! As always, these stories come from our very own Payroll Specialists from personal experience in past jobs or stories overhead from colleagues. Christmas is one of the more pressurised times of […]

In the four years since General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, came into force both employers and employees have become better informed as to their rights and obligations when it comes to data protection.  Employers are aware that they need a legal basis or legitimate reason to hold an employee’s personal data. These reasons can […]

2023 was a milestone year for CR Payroll as we reached ambitious growth targets and saw our team grow significantly in size, but one of the most exciting developments for us as a business was our shortlisting in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards. This leading awards programme recognises Ireland’s fastest growing technology companies. The […]

There is not a lot of love in the room for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the wake of his Autumn Statement, and understandably so. His budget was the most dismal, gloomy, and depressing account of the state of the UK’s economy. Real household incomes are set to fall by 7% between now and the next […]

A few weeks ago we published the first in our series of Payroll – Behind the Scenes blogs. These blogs detail some of the realities of working in Payroll from both a humorous angle and a terrifying cover your eyes angle. For those of you that work in payroll these will sound all too familiar […]