{"id":23220,"date":"2023-02-27T17:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/?p=23220"},"modified":"2023-02-27T17:32:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:32:03","slug":"the-human-factor-can-cause-payroll-disharmony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/mt-pay\/payroll-press-articles\/the-human-factor-can-cause-payroll-disharmony\/","title":{"rendered":"The human factor can cause payroll disharmony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud-based accounting software and other automated payrolls systems have put pay to the old inefficiencies of paper-based payroll systems.\u00a0 Nowadays, if there is an issue over payroll, nine times out of ten, it will the \u2018human factor\u2019 that has caused the fallouts.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the more common ones and how they can be rectified to restore harmony to the payroll.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect or late payslips &#8211; Double-check calculations and run test pay runs. 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