{"id":7358,"date":"2020-02-28T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=7358"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:17:57","slug":"elevating-payroll-performance-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/elevating-payroll-performance-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide on elevating your payroll performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA guide on elevating your payroll performance\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-02-28T15:29:49+00:00\">28 February, 2020<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"A guide on elevating your payroll performance\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/elevating-payroll-performance-guide\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/staceymcintosh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Stacey-McIntosh-350-1.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Stacey McIntosh<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your people are your company\u2019s most important asset. Making sure your payroll processes are working smoothly will help to keep them onside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, paying your employees on time is really important. According to research by Sage, 35% of UK staff admitted they\u2019d look for a new job if they were paid late, even once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making sure your payroll processes are functioning optimally is really important \u2013 but there&#8217;s a lot for you to stay on top of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From staying compliant and keeping up with the latest legislation to rewarding employees and recognising the importance of staff wellbeing, performing well in your role as an HR or payroll professional is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how can you boost that performance to benefit not only your career and the output of your team but the business as a whole?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elevate your payroll performance<\/strong> is a guide that will help you take the steps to streamline your payroll processes and motivate your team \u2013 and the business at large \u2013 to perform at its best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It features advice to help you empower employees, insights into how using employee benefits can reward your staff, and tips to support you in your bid to stay compliant with any existing and forthcoming legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elevate your payroll performance<\/strong> covers the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Power to the people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating an engaged and motivated workforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rewarding and retaining employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Streamlining payroll processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staying compliant with legislation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use software to perform at your best<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-3cda9398-4479-4557-9bba-04143692e54d\">Download your free copy of Elevate your payroll performance<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-excerpt-from-elevate-your-payroll-performance\">An excerpt from Elevate your payroll performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an HR or payroll professional, you are responsible for the most critical resource within any business: the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each employee is your customer. They expect payroll to be seamless and always on time.&nbsp;And if the right talent isn\u2019t in place to run the business, nor the right benefits to retain employees, it will face a turbulent future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When employees feel valued, appreciated and nurtured throughout their relationship with a business, they become committed to giving it their best.&nbsp;They take personal stock in the company\u2019s successes and motivate their colleagues to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sage research, motivated employees take just 2.69 days off sick per year, versus 6.19 sick days for unmotivated workers.&nbsp;An engaged workforce drives better performance \u2013 and a smooth payroll process is critical for engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your HR and payroll team has the power to elevate overall performance and build a workforce that takes pride in working for the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is for businesses looking to surpass employee expectations of people and payroll \u2013 those who want to tackle payroll tasks more efficiently and engage with their people more effectively to keep them and attract new talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Elevate your payroll performance<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover how you can streamline your payroll and boost team engagement with workplace experiences that free your employees to perform at their best.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-3cda9398-4479-4557-9bba-04143692e54d\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download your free guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1215\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/AR_071217_BB_019.32005_v2-1215x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/AR_071217_BB_019.32005_v2-1215x810.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join more than 500,000 UK readers and get the best business admin strategies and tactics, as well as actionable advice to help your company thrive, in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-b1a63862-3fa0-4a5e-bb67-c76b88bbc6b8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your people are your company\u2019s most important asset. 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