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7 myths of payroll outsourcing

The 7 myths of payroll outsourcing in education

If you are a School Business Manager or an Academy Finance Lead, you are under more pressure than ever. You are balancing tighter budgets, the new obligations of the Employment Rights Act, and the constant challenge of running the Teachers’...

multi level payroll approvals

Streamlining payroll approvals across Multi Academy Trusts

As your Multi Academy Trust (MAT) grows, so does the complexity of your payroll. You acquire a new school, and suddenly you are managing another site, a new set of staff, and an entirely different set of legacy terms and...

what your education payroll provider needs to know

What your payroll provider needs to know about education – but probably doesn’t

You don’t need to be told that education payroll is complicated. You live it every month. What you might not have considered is whether your current payroll provider truly understands it, or whether they’re running a generic service with a...

The strategic value of payroll

The strategic value of accurate payroll in schools

In a busy school or Multi-Academy Trust, payroll rarely makes the agenda at a senior leadership meeting. It sits quietly in the background, alongside the finance team, the HR inbox, and everything else that keeps the organisation running while teachers...