Payroll Basics For HR Professionals

If you're in HR and deal with payroll - or just need to work closely with them - getting this wrong can damage your career. Steven Van Alstine from the National Payroll Institute walks us through what HR professionals need to understand about payroll to avoid costly mistakes. And to be more effective in that critical relationship!

We cover what payroll actually does beyond "paying people," the critical information you need to provide for new hires and employee changes, and why payroll professionals can seem so inflexible. Steven explains the real compliance risks, the staggering financial responsibility payroll carries, and what can happen if things go wrong.

You'll learn why manual payroll runs are not ideal, the difference between payroll dates and processing deadlines, and how to build a partnership with payroll that benefits everyone. Whether you're responsible for payroll yourself or just need to understand how it works, this episode will help you avoid the mistakes that damage employee trust and put your organization at compliance risk.

Key topics:

• What payroll professionals actually do and why it matters
• Critical information needed for new hires, changes, and terminations
• Why payroll seems inflexible and how to work with those constraints
• The real financial and legal risks of payroll mistakes
• Best practices for HR-payroll collaboration
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Guest: Steven Van Alstine, VP of Professional Standards and Education, National Payroll Institute

Resources: National Payroll Institute at payroll.ca, Learning Payroll courses for HR professionals

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