PayrollImplementation
How to run a parallel payroll before you switch systems
A parallel run calculates the same pay period in your old and new payroll systems side by side. Here is how to set one up, what to compare, and when to go live.
3 min read
Notes on running people and pay.
Practical writing on payroll, attendance, leave and HR operations, from the team building PayLoom.
PayrollControls
What a payroll variance review should catch before you approve a run
A variance review compares this pay run with the last one and explains every change in net pay. These are the checks worth making before anything is approved.
2 min read
AttendancePrivacy
Geofenced attendance without tracking employees all day
Geofencing can confirm where someone clocked in without following them through the day. Here is how to set it up so it is accurate, fair and defensible.
2 min read
LeavePolicy
Leave accrual, carry over and encashment, explained
How leave balances are earned, what happens to unused days at year end, and how encashment works, with the policy decisions each one needs.
2 min read
HR operationsData
Why your HR, payroll and attendance data disagree
When people, attendance, leave and payroll each keep their own copy of employee data, the copies drift. Here is where the mismatches come from and how to stop them.
2 min read
IndiaPayrollCompliance
Payroll in India: the statutory deductions every payslip has to get right
PF, ESI, professional tax, TDS and labour welfare fund: who each applies to, how it is calculated and when it is due, for employers paying staff in India.
4 min read
IndiaMaharashtraCompliance
Running payroll in Maharashtra: professional tax, labour welfare fund and the Shops Act
Maharashtra payroll rules: professional tax slabs and the February step, PTRC and PTEC, the June and December welfare fund, and leave under the Shops Act.
4 min read
IndiaPayrollExits
Full and final settlement in India: what goes in it and how fast it has to be paid
What a full and final settlement includes in India, how gratuity and leave encashment are worked out, and the two working day deadline under the Code on Wages.
3 min read
Global payrollPayrollMulti currency
Global payroll: how to pay people in more than one country
Own entity, employer of record or contractors: how to choose per country, plus multi currency payslips, statutory calendars and consolidated reporting.
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