What lies behind the mysterious term “payroll management”? It is simply the processing of payroll for employees of a company and all the activities related to it. Today, managing the payroll of a company, especially in Italy, it is not a trivial matter.

Also because care of payroll is not just to present a full sheet of digits to their employees every month of the struggle with the counting of overtime, but faced with a series of operations that often require a high level of specialization. Outsource these tasks can become a winning strategy for the enterprise. But what are the activities that fall within the large macro area of ​​payroll?

1. The payroll processing

Although it is not the only activity related to payroll, it is still the main one. Today the business of processing of wage and payroll is often backed by excellent computer products can simplify this complicated job and sometimes thorny. It is complex software that make use of databases that allow you to print payslips in PDF, with the current regulations of the Book of Labour Act.

Good software is not enough if it is not supported by experts able to make the most of the potential of computer programs and able to recognize the exceptional cases to be treated individually with expertise and attention.

2. The management of attendance and absences

Especially in certain areas, a functional management presence and absence becomes paramount. This theme, in fact, can become significantly problematic in the case of businesses, and many employees who work in shifts, with no fixed hours and days of constant work. In most companies, and especially in the public administration, the problem is solved by stamping and time attendance systems.

Today, however, more and more often the classic “tag” is replaced with more functional magnetic cards that send the information in real-time software through which you can generate reports and extract data immediately transferable to different programs (Excel, Access etc..) These softwares also allow for easy management of companies with multiple locations or branches.

3. Holidays and travel

Another branch of the payroll is the holiday management. In a company with many workers becomes complicated to assign the holidays to their employees, especially in the notoriously most popular times of the year (summer holidays, Christmas and Easter), and especially in business environments that provide constant and continuous activity for fifty-two weeks year. Even in this case, there are computer programs capable of organizing holidays and travel in a more specific and functional as possible.

This does not mean that in a matter so delicate and at times personal, the human input of an expert can be crucial. We want to deprive Mr. Rossi of leave for the wedding of the daughter or Mr. Smith to spend the Christmas holiday with his cousin returned from America?

Why outsource your payroll?

There are several advantages in that a payroll outsourcing can provide to a company.
According to the general principle of outsourcing, outsourcing of certain activities ensures greater attention and a greater investment of time and resources to their core business.

Moreover, in this case, outsourcing payroll is synonymous with greater attention to its employees: the outsourcing of payroll processing, managing leave, shifts, transfers, port together with an increase in accuracy and speed of these activities , a reduction in the number of complaints and grievances from employees, with a marked improvement in the working environment and productivity.