Propay Partners, a payroll outsourcing & employee mobility solutions firm, has been acquired by activpayroll, a leading global professional services organisation, providing integrated global and domestic payroll solutions to companies worldwide.

HRIS is an excellent example of an area where businesses can capitalize not only on administrative cost savings, but also on leveraging a strategic advantage through information gathering, processing, and sharing.

We take it for granted and forget the enormity of the job HR handles each day to ensure our pay is on time and accurate. HR & Payroll holds the very foundation of shaping a company’s culture and how it operates.

Since forever, HR has always played a rather complexed role in organisations but their primary responsibility is what's known as "human capital management". There is a side of HR which can be rather bothersome and cumbersome.

When it comes to payroll, there is little to no room for error. However, changing payroll partners is not easy and the move can present a ton of complications.

Companies hire a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) because they need extra help handling their monthly payroll and HR needs while they expand their business. In short, PEOs serve as a professional employer of their clients' employees.

Red flags to look out for when it comes to your employee payroll management.

15 questions you should ask to help you select the your ideal payroll provider for your business

Propay Partners Client was left helpless when their HR officer (also the payroll manager) abruptly quit his job. Unexpected resignations present big challenges for leaders, especially those unaccustomed to dealing with them. Read to find out how Propay Partners helped solve 4 critical challenges with HR and payroll.

In this e-book, we’ll take you through the contours of experiential HR functions - payroll in particular - and tell you why it’s turning into one of the most indomitable functions in the HR segment today.

Propay Partners offers end-to-end managed payroll outsourcing services for multinationals wanting to skip tax penalties and inaccurate payslips. 

What you should know when looking for a payroll services provider

For over 20 years we have helped local and global giants make big improvements to the way they do payroll. Every business relies on sales to grow so we take out the drama of payroll so you can focus on the bottom line.

Aon and Propay Partners conducted a joint study to understand views on companies in Malaysia on the Future of Work - particularly their talent priorities, the state of current employee skills and available plans on improving their readiness for the Future of Work.

7 reasons why we are different from other payroll companies.

With the ever-changing landscapes that we operate in, it is essential that in order to remain both competitive and compliant, you have the right processes in place.

Keeping a business on course in normal times is tough enough, but steering it through crisis and chaos takes serious planning. In this e-book, we’ll take you through the contours of experiential HR functions - payroll in particular - and tell you why it’s turning into one of the most indomitable functions in the HR segment today. By making the right decisions, we can help your business stay relevant and resilient even in the toughest of times. Not just that, we also enhance your payroll delivery to stay one step ahead of industry benchmark.

Asia has become a viable opportunity for companies to test their market to potentially set up remote operations. During this period, it is not uncommon for expats to be paid in multiple countries or currencies. Having a pan-Asian payroll partners can help streamline this process.

An experienced global mobility company, should provide structure, efficiency, consistency and ultimately compliance in respect of any cross-border employee mobilisations. At Propay Partners we offer a plethora of services to ensure our solutions help you achieve talent placements by adhering to your corporate mobility policy and terms of contract.

Each month, we process a large number of paychecks for multinationals across Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand. Our e-HR system offers comprehensive ‘on-the go’ payroll services that are supported on smartphones, desktops and tablets.

Watch this video to find out what you should be looking for in your potential payroll partner.

If you are one of the lucky ones that gets to work in the comfort of silence consider all of your colleagues, your boss, your team, and your clients as well your family and friends. This pandemic has forced us to pause, slow down and rethink the way we work and communicate. In this new era, businesses will better listen and respond to their clients and team. What it really comes down to is that we are all trying to create the ultimate workplace from home.

Payroll processing is the core of any business. If you aren’t paying your workers, you might soon find yourself without a business. As companies grow, payroll becomes tougher to handle which most likely puts unwanted stress on the company. At this point you might want to consider outsourcing your payroll, however before you do, you need to be mindful when finding the right payroll outsourcing partner.

It's far cheaper to pay for somebody to keep your payroll fraud free than it is to pay the legal fees if you get tangled in one yourself. Payroll fraud is more common than you think and undetected, could essentially tank a company.

Monthly payslips are important as they contain relevant information such as gross payment, chargeable expenses and bonuses that allows you to better understand your finances. With this in mind, payslips are essential records that should be kept.

PROPAY PARTNERS 20th ANNIVERSARY – LETTER FROM BUSINESS DIRECTOR

In today's day and age, outsourcing has certainly has certainly revolutionized the way businesses operate. Initially when outsourcing took the world by storm, it was restricted to functions such as payroll process and data entry. It later went on to include the customer service operations market, bringing outsourcing to the forefront with more and more corporations taking notice.

For many businesses, payroll services offer an attractive and valuable alternative to in-house processing. Chosen correctly, they provide a less expensive, simpler means of paying your employees & filing your taxes.

The Malaysian payroll and tax process can be complex for foreign businesses who are unfamiliar with the country’s laws and submission requirements and deadlines. When operating and employing in Malaysia, there are a number of things to be aware of to make sure your business is compliant with regulations.

The world of work is changing – and some jobs are changing faster than others. Soon we'll only be as good as the skills we possess. But how can we make sure we keep up with the pace? To get an idea of what challenges lie ahead, and the tools needed to tackle them, we have asked a selection of thought-provoking experts the age-old question: what can we expect in the future?

The best way to increase your chances of success is to allow more time focusing on strategy, cultivating customer leads and nurturing your business relationships. A PEO will help you achieve this.

In a recent survey we conducted among global ventures based in Malaysia, a majority of respondents revealed that since outsourcing payroll operations, an average of 40 hours a month were reclaimed from manual payroll processing.

At Propay Partners we are guided by a belief that no business should be burdened by their payroll. Quite the opposite actually. We provide the sufficient payroll outsourcing tools and clarity for an easier payroll experience.

Outsourcing payroll operations can be another way to achieve greater control over financial resources and eliminate the challenges of local compliance.

As 2020 draws to a long-awaited close, there’s no doubt that we’re all eagerly looking for a much safer year ahead. This year was led by a host of unpredictable events that have questioned our sense of safety, stability and hope. and we want to thank each and every one of you for standing by us every step of the way.

Most people think that preparing the Form EA (annual income statement), Form E and Form C.P.8D together is just a click of a button in the payroll system. As business owners ourselves, we understand how frustrating it can be when tax season comes. Our dedicated tax consultants will make sure your employees’ tax filings are done on time and in accordance to Inland Revenue Board (IRB) requirements. We manage the employee tax computation, tax breaks and file income tax returns.

A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a firm that provides a service under which an employer can outsource employee management tasks such as payroll, workers’ compensation, human resources (HR), employee benefits, and risk/ safety management.

It has always been extremely important to pay employees on time and accurately. Employee's also do not care if you run payroll in-house or if you outsource your payroll.

Propay Partner’s employee mobility solutions help you achieve talent placements. Our employment mobility services will help you get periodical financial reports on your talent’s remuneration and benefits structure, an overview of their employment contract and their annual payroll report. You can also benefit from bespoke solutions for all your talents throughout their lifecycle at the company.

Many businesses, especially smaller ones, still carry out their payroll process in-house and manually. At Propay Partners, a payroll outsourcing organization, we allow you to concentrate on your core business which in turn allows your team to concentrate on strategic tasks that could ultimately affect your bottom line.

Outsourcing can be a scary word. However before you scare off or judge the concept, it’s important that you know the benefits of payroll outsourcing. Here we take a closer look at a few of these and why they are important for businesses today.

What is a Professional Employer Organization or PEO? Simply put, it’s Workforce on the Move. A PEO will take the majority of human resources responsibilities off your hands which creates improved functions and operational efficiency.

Today payroll outsourcing has become a key business strategy for both small and large corporations who believe in devoting 100% of their focus on key business operations and outsourcing the rest to payroll vendors. While most companies across various industries swear by the advantages of payroll outsourcing, the debate still continues over its long-term sustainability.

The benefits of partnering with a payroll outsourcing service provider will allow you to free up time to allow your team to focus their efforts on your core business, minimize compliance and legislative risks and to secure payroll processing in a secure environment.

Most of the time, payroll can sap internal time and attention from core activities. You can save yourself a lot of time, money, and headache when you outsource your payroll, so you can get back to growing your business.

Human resources departments play a complex and dynamic role in businesses but their primary responsibility is what's known as "human capital management". The administrative side of HR, however, can be less exciting and more cumbersome. However, processing payments is necessary to keep employees and clients happy but it will give rise to unproductivity and dissatisfaction at work.

Running a small business is tough. BPlans, a business planning site owned by Palo Alto Software Inc., points out that only half of new businesses survive for the first five years and only one-third of new businesses are able to survive for 10 years.

When a pandemic of such stature grips the whole world with its high mortality rate, the initial reaction is to plug the issue then look at the economic destruction it brings on everyday businesses. Payroll is the singular main factor that defines this financial wellbeing. It’s where money is spent to make more money. Companies grappling with profitability cannot ignore the implications of payroll mismanagement.

Transition to payroll services may seem like an expensive and tiresome process. But digitally and strategically, it’s one of the best bankable solutions currently trending among top-performing organisations. Headcount really doesn’t matter when the digital stride you are taking can be valuable for your HCM needs.

As per SOCSO requirement, effective 1st January 2020, although such foreign workers are still covered under FWCS, all employers shall register and contribute for their foreign workers with SOCSO.

The Sandwich Generation is bigger than you might think. Nearly half of adults -- and 60 percent of the workforce -- are caring for aging parents or disabled adults, according to studies by MetLife and Pew Research Center. And it is this generation group of employees that are feeling the most pressure of work and home, and in hindsight this too is effecting employers as corporations are losing a lot of money each year in diminishing productivity costs dues to personal related issues.

Hiring the right person can prove to be difficult especially when all you have to go are most likely a few pages on their career and education. Normally a hiring manager will be on the look-out for a college degree or current employment candidate who are not employed currently get rejected because logically good employees would never be unemployed.

Joining a new company can be a daunting task for any new employee and those first minutes of their orientation can ultimately lead to a happier and more productive employee, if done right. But unfortunately there are companies that get it wrong in those first few minutes which can lead to an unhappy employee looking for a new job.

When people leave, the ripple effect may be felt throughout the company. The costs of lost knowledge and recruiting/training new employees can quickly add up. Over the long term, turnover can really harm overall business success.

In today’s working environment, flexibility means affording employees the opportunity to make their own choices as to when, where, and how they engage in work related projects and tasks. The term flexibility in the workplace is often thrown in along with independence, work-life balance, friendly culture, and casual environment especially among the Millenial generation.

Propay Partners has been shortlisted Global Payroll's In-Country Payroll Team of the Year 2019

Millennials differ within cultures. Workplace behaviours and attitudes are tied to personality traits and characteristics, so differences in work ethic, attitude, and organizational commitment exist even within the same culture or generation.

Employer branding has been around for decades. Most companies, however, have just started feeling its importance. A strong employer brand puts a company at the forefront of the competition and gives it access to a wider pool of talent.

Up until 5 years ago, no one thought social media played a very important role in the corporate world, and then it became the next biggest thing, with companies using different social media platforms to post job openings, interact with clients and employees and make announcements.

As Christmas chimes in & the New Year unfolds, let’s welcome the good cheer and happy times yet to come. On behalf of everyone at Propay Partners, I wish you a Merry Christmas & a fantastic New Year!

As more and more companies are expanding worldwide, Employee Mobility is turning out to be a pressing need. However, moving employees around the world isn’t easy. Out-dated technology just complicates matters for your HR team.

Payroll plays a large role in business for a reason. It’s the cumulative sum of all of the financial records for employee salaries, which includes their work wages, deductions and any bonuses. The crucial nature of payroll means that it’s imperative for companies to pay close attention to how it is managed under their financial departments.

Digitalisation in the 21st century has transformed the way we approach life and business. The rise of social media, smartphones, AI, data analytics and cloud computing have opened new avenues to obtain data from anywhere in the world.

A Payroll professional is defined as the person assigned to any tasks necessary to organize the compensation of employees for the hours that have been worked. This may include keeping totals for hours worked by employees, rates of pay, statutory contributions and managing payments to employees. So what does the day of a Professional Outsourcing Payroll team entail?

What is HR innovation? It is simply the ability to help create, protect and build organizational culture which is a critical role for HR to play, as it is a major driver for innovation. Innovation in HR is more important than most of us believe. The first step is knowing what it looks like and how to make it happen.

There are specific rules in Thailand depending on whether a company employs residents or non-residents.

Employee Mobility Solutions has taken on a whole new meaning as more businesses have gone borderless. Employees today are commonly required to take assignments in locations outside their home country.

Today outsourcing is no longer a buzzword only for the low cost labor. It has become a key business strategy for both small and large business enterprises.

Intuitively most managers and HR professionals think that happy employees are more productive. But what does it take for employees to be happy in their jobs and in their personal lives?

Simply defined, Big data is data sets that are so voluminous and complex that traditional data-processing application software are inadequate to deal with them.

Most pertinent among disruptions brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution would be the challenges on human labour being displaced by automation, robotics and AI.

While we may marvel at what benefits Artificial Intelligence can bring, we are also mindful of AI as a disrupter. The good news is that AI is already delivering tangible economic benefits for many organisations across Asia Pacific.

For over two decades, Propay Partners has been working with global MNCs, streamlining payroll outsourcing and employee mobility solutions for their highly agile teams in Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand.