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Things we have learned running payroll and fixing the systems behind it. Written when there is something worth saying rather than to a schedule.
Free guide · 11 pages
Before You Replace Your HR or Payroll System
A workbook rather than a read. The five things worth establishing before you speak to a supplier, with the tables and questions laid out to fill in, and a scorecard that tells you whether you are ready to go to the market. No form and no email address required.
HR and payroll systems · October 2026
Half the system you want to replace has never been switched on
Most system replacements are decided before anybody can say what they need, what they are paying for, or what they are already entitled to and have never used. Five things worth establishing before you speak to a single supplier, including the contract clause almost nobody checks.
Payroll and pensions · October 2026
Payroll calculated it. Finance paid the wages. Nobody checked the pension arrived.
Three numbers should agree every pay period: what payroll calculated, what left the bank, and what the pension scheme received. In a lot of businesses nobody compares them, and the gap can run for months. Why it happens, what it costs, and six checks worth running this month.