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Following the departure of founder Karen Paterson in April, new CEO Andrew Pearson is shifting Patersons’ focus on to implementation and operational issues. The issues he’s tackling - outlined first to Webster Buchanan Research – are symptomatic of broader challenges across the sector

How do you drive through change and standardize your payroll processes in a highly-devolved company? Chris Lomer of Avery Dennison, winner of a Webster Buchanan Best Practice Award, shares some of the challenges he faced in a major European project and explains the philosophy and methodologies he adopted to tackle them

What’s the best approach to multi-country payroll: in-house, outsourced, co-sourced, offshored, or a blend? Honeywell’s Michelle Whitfield has experienced the benefits - and occasional challenges – of all of them

Think you’ve got your payroll strategy pegged? If you’re running into problems in a multi-country payroll project or just starting out on an international initiative, it’s worth going back to the fundamentals, as Ray Porter of Dell explains

Measuring performance is an integral part of payroll’s work today – but addressing the nuances of international payroll performance can be challenging. Alan Wigley explores the key issues

What are the benefits of launching a multi-country payroll initiative – and just as important, what are the challenges? This free research note explains the principles, assesses the potential upsides and gives you a taste for some of the issues you're likely to encounter

Multi-country payroll is full of challenges – and choosing the right software or outsourcing partner is high among them. In an article originally written for the Institute of Payroll Professionals, Keith Rodgers assesses the vendor landscape

From assessing risk to analyzing your vendor options, starting out on a multi-country payroll project can present a daunting set of challenges. In a recent presentation at the American Payroll Association’s Annual Congress, Webster Buchanan Research explored the key issues companies need to address

Moving from 13 payroll providers across AsiaPac to just one is a major change project, spanning everything from employee relations to system implementation. Ray Porter, vice chair of Webster Buchanan’s Multi-country Payroll Forum, recently shared his experiences

Cost concerns underpin most moves to HR and Payroll shared services – but as David Longworth points out, you need more than a spreadsheet to convince business managers to back your project

Approaches to large HR and payroll projects are heavily influenced by individual management styles, which influence everything from vendor relationships to employee communications. Ray Porter, employee services director at Dell and vice chair of Webster Buchanan’s Multi-country Payroll Forum, argues that companies need to find the right balance between conflicting philosophies

Standardising HR and payroll in multiple countries presents huge challenges, not least in project management. So how did pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca handle an HR technology rollout across 23 countries and three continents?

As more organisations set up shared services operations for HR, payroll, finance and other business functions, the potential benefits - and practical challenges - are becoming clearer