Payroll is the lifeblood of any employer.

However for most businesses it’s something they don’t think about much.

Employees get paid, the processes get run and the majority of employers just crack on with the day to day of their business…..and like you don’t think about how blood flows unconsciously through our body most of us don’t consciously think about our payroll processes.

For most people payroll it’s something their accountant runs, or they’ve got a payroll bureau to run it or they use software to support the process.

However payroll is for all employers going to become increasingly important with the influx of smaller businesses having to comply with automatic enrolment.

Having the right payroll bureau (and software) in place undoubtedly makes automatic enrolment processes for small businesses easier. Whilst it doesn’t do everything an employer needs to comply with automatic enrolment It can automate some of the most onerus processes and make life much easier…

However regardless of what payroll software you use or bureau you engage with there are still tasks employers need to complete in order to become compliant and avoid the fines imposed on business who don’t comply…

Which is why next week I’m really pleased to be speaking at payroll world.

You see for bureaus and payroll software firms alike automatic enrolment provides unique challenges. How do these businesses help their clients select a pension (or give them a choice)? How do they ensure that the non payroll duties are completed? How do they this in a way which is as efficient as possible so that they can continue to run their businesses profitably?

It’s a challenge that all professionals and all of their employers face. Luckily there’s a few solutions available to support these challenges. One of these is AE in a Box:-

When I spoke at payroll world last year I met a bunch of professionals trying to do the best for their clients but faced the challenges above….challenges which will intensify over the coming couple of years.

We believe that for many…..AE in a Box will meet those challenges.