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New research by MHR International, the HR, payroll and analytics experts, has found that frequent changes to government Covid-19 employment support rules severely disrupted HR and payroll departments, with 91% making pay errors every month over the last year. The survey of 250 HR and payroll managers in the UK and Ireland also found that almost all businesses (94%) have run into problems processing payroll.Nearly half of the businesses surveyed (46%) said that their HR and payroll employees had to work extra hours to process changes to furlough or employment wage subsidy schemes. A third (33%) said the amount of payroll errors has increased and 37% said the complications distract them from other business-critical tasks. Anton Roe, CEO, MHR commented: “Payroll and HR teams have shouldered a heavy burden during the pandemic, with changes imposed at the drop of a hat. These have required extensive knowledge of rules about furlough and employment support, National Insurance, pensions, holiday entitlements and employment status. These teams need as much support as possible from employers to increase efficiency and avoid delayed or incorrect pay. Having good payroll software in place will not only significantly improve errors made, it will reduce the pressure on these
