A business that’s benefited from Smarts payroll services.
The Fringe and Beyond, a Havelock North hair salon, established a partnership with Smart to manage their payroll.
Louise Wilkinson was spending up to three hours each pay period doing payroll for her employees. “It was taking way too long, and basically I was using up my weekend doing it,” says the owner of the Fringe and Beyond. “Then I had to take it down to the bank as well!”
After Louise contracted Smart – an outside payroll service – to process payroll, PAYE and KiwiSaver payments, the time she spent on the job dropped to about 20 minutes, and freed up her time.
Every Tuesday morning she gives information about each employee’s hours to Smart. The payslips are returned around 3.00pm and payments are direct credited to her employees the next morning. “I just tell them the hours, and they take care of the rest,” says Louise.
Louise is a Havelock North local who has built the business from scratch over the last 13 years. She’s doubled the size of her team in the last two and half years, and now employs 11 people. “With more staff I realised I needed a more comprehensive system to manage employee leave. KiwiSaver has added another complication, and I don’t want to be the one doing it.”
“Not doing the payroll myself means I don’t have to deal with queries like sick leave and holiday entitlements – the team ring Smart direct,” she says, “Smart have the facts at their fingertips, making it easier to plan ahead and manage staff leave and payments in my business.”
For business owners like Louise, using a payroll service takes a job she doesn’t like or want to do off her plate. “It allows me the opportunity,” she says, “to have better tracking and payroll records— Smart keeps them accurate and up-to-date.”
Outsourcing the payroll gives this business continuous cover, so that all staff are paid on time, creates simpler payroll and PAYE processes and provides access to expertise to ensure they comply with the latest tax regulations. This has also allowed the owner to shed some of the administrative duties so she can concentrate on her core business – hair.
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