{"id":24058,"date":"2024-03-15T13:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T05:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/?p=24058"},"modified":"2024-03-28T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T03:46:21","slug":"how-retail-hr-teams-in-singapores-use-payroll-outsourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/en-sg\/blog\/how-retail-hr-teams-in-singapores-use-payroll-outsourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"How HR teams in Singapore\u2019s retail industry outsource payroll to have better jobs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linksinternational.com\/scott-thomson\">Scott Thomson<\/a><em>&nbsp;\u2013 Chief Operating Officer, Links International<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retail HR team that frees itself from payroll administration will be&nbsp;<strong>more valuable in the business<\/strong>&nbsp;and have&nbsp;<strong>better jobs<\/strong>.&nbsp;It\u2019s that simple. This is one of the most common pieces of advice we see being given by HR consultants (e.g. the Big 4) to retail HR teams.<br><br>As a result, there is an increasing trend of&nbsp;retail HR teams in Singapore&nbsp;that are working through HR transformation projects using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/en-sg\/hr-outsourcing\/payroll-outsourcing\/\">payroll outsourcing<\/a>&nbsp;as one of the easiest ways to free themselves from administration and elevate their role and impact on the business.&nbsp;And there is solid support that it\u2019s working. For example, in our&nbsp;HR Tech in Asia Survey,<strong>&nbsp;over 70% of retail respondents&nbsp;<\/strong>reported that&nbsp;payroll outsourcing<strong>&nbsp;was highly effective<\/strong>&nbsp;at helping them elevate their HR function and achieve business outcomes. Ensuring that a retail payroll outsourcing project is successful in Singapore is hugely dependent on good planning.&nbsp;Over 60% of payroll outsourcing projects we work on are with retailers. Here are the&nbsp;<strong>key takeaways<\/strong>&nbsp;for a successful payroll outsourcing experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is payroll outsourcing the best way for retailers in Singapore to achieve HR transformation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs5.jpg\" alt=\"Chess Board\" class=\"wp-image-24104 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs5.jpg\" alt=\"Chess Board\" class=\"wp-image-24104 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs5.jpg 319w, https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs5-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retail payroll&nbsp;is generally the most complex payroll we work with and freeing the retail HR team from payroll administration means that the team can start focusing on strategic level activities which contribute more to the business. In short, the complexity of retail payroll is largely driven by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What factors are important for good retail payroll outsourcing services in Singapore?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong>There are a number of&nbsp;payroll providers in Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Taiwan&nbsp;and other retail destinations. However, not many payroll outsourcing companies are set up to service retail payroll outsourcing projects well.&nbsp; Here are the top three attributes to look for in a good payroll outsourcing company:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. A GREAT employment experience&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Phone\" class=\"wp-image-24059 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Phone\" class=\"wp-image-24059 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most important outcomes of your payroll outsourcing project is that your employees have a great employee experience.&nbsp;The last situation you want is an avalanche of employee complaints as a result of outsourcing your payroll &#8211; how do you avoid this? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key question to ask the payroll service providers is&nbsp;<strong>from where will the payroll processing and support be delivered?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In-country processing<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>support<\/strong>&nbsp;is going to give you the&nbsp;<strong>best employee experience<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: nearly all regional payroll service providers in Asia use offshore Indian, Malaysian or Philippine hubs to process and support their payroll.&nbsp;While you may (or may not!) save a marginal amount with offshore processing, no amount of technology and \u2018hub and spoke support\u2019 models by themselves are going to give the quality employee experience that in-country processing and support provides. There is nothing worse than&nbsp;<strong>calling up a support center<\/strong>&nbsp;and having the&nbsp;<strong>support person not understand your employee\u2019s accent,<\/strong>&nbsp;or even where your country is! It\u2019s critical to avoid your employees having a \u2018<strong>cheap\u2019 HR experience<\/strong>&nbsp;that results in&nbsp;<strong>unnecessary complaints and headaches<\/strong>&nbsp;that prevent the HR team from achieving their HR transformation goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. LOTS of experience with payroll retail and good references!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retail payroll is the most complex payroll and it\u2019s critical that your payroll service provider has:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Putting Puzzle Pieces Together\" class=\"wp-image-24119 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Putting Puzzle Pieces Together\" class=\"wp-image-24119 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-HR-teams-in-Singapore\u2019s-retail-industry-use-payroll-outsourcing-to-have-better-jobs3.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Retail-focused technology&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/If-Your-Business-Outsources-Only-One-Thing-It-Should-be-Payroll-Heres-Why_2-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"Control Key Graphic\" class=\"wp-image-24089 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/If-Your-Business-Outsources-Only-One-Thing-It-Should-be-Payroll-Heres-Why_2-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"Control Key Graphic\" class=\"wp-image-24089 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/If-Your-Business-Outsources-Only-One-Thing-It-Should-be-Payroll-Heres-Why_2-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/If-Your-Business-Outsources-Only-One-Thing-It-Should-be-Payroll-Heres-Why_2-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/If-Your-Business-Outsources-Only-One-Thing-It-Should-be-Payroll-Heres-Why_2.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retail industry-focused technology means&nbsp;mobile-friendly technology.&nbsp;If, like most retailers, a large portion of your staff don\u2019t have access to a company computer or corporate email address, then it\u2019s critical that your payroll outsourcing provider has&nbsp;mobile access to pay slips, leave applications, password resets sent to cellphone numbers etc. In addition, you need to know what their technology roadmap is.&nbsp;Is it mobile-focused?&nbsp;Do they have an application?&nbsp;Can reset passwords be sent to a cellphone number rather than an email address?&nbsp;<br><br>Outsourcing retail payroll needs to be planned carefully and selecting an experienced retail payroll services provider is key! Most reputable&nbsp;regional payroll services companies in Asia&nbsp;should give you comfort in terms of non-retail specific factors, including Information Security, Service Level Agreements etc.&nbsp;However, at the end of the day, identifying a payroll company with deep retail payroll experience is the difference between the retail HR team transforming themselves or being bogged down in employee complaints.<br><br><em>If you are looking for<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/en-sg\/hr-outsourcing\/\"><em> HR Outsourcing Services<\/em><\/a><em> in Singapore, Links International is an industry leader in innovative HR outsourcing with services such as <a href=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/en-sg\/hr-outsourcing\/payroll-outsourcing\/\">payroll solution<\/a>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/hr-outsourcing\/visa-application\/\"><em>visa application<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/hr-outsourcing\/secondment-peo\/\"><em>PEO\/EOR Secondment<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/linksinternational.com\/en-sg\/hr-outsourcing\/outplacement\/\"><em>outplacement counselling<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linksinternational.com\/recruitment\"><em>recruitment<\/em><\/a><em> and more! <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linksinternational.com\/contact-us\"><em>Contact us<\/em><\/a><em> for more information on how we can help leverage your HR function.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">By&nbsp;Scott Thomson&nbsp;\u2013 Chief Operating Officer, Links International A retail HR team that frees itself from payroll administration will be&nbsp;more valuable in the business&nbsp;and have&nbsp;better jobs.&nbsp;It\u2019s that simple. 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