About Us
How it all started…
by Peter Clarke, Chairman
A few years ago I looked at outsourcing CMA Recruitment Group’s temporary payroll and approached three Payroll Providers, requesting quotes from each of them. Unfortunately I was greeted with three tailored quotations, each charging for different criteria, which made a like for like comparison very difficult. Further enquiries resulted in all three remaining rigid in their tender process and unable to accommodate the simple request for ‘an all inclusive price per employee’. The frustration I experienced in trying to compare the quotes, encouraged me to explore the prospect of delivering a simple ‘no nonsense’ payroll bureau service, with an uncomplicated pricing structure, marketed via the Web.
The result; Online Payrolls run by Alison Martin, a highly experienced CIPP qualified Payroll Manager who previously managed a department of eight staff, producing payrolls for 5,000 employees at Allied Leisure PLC.
Why Online Payrolls? The future of outsourced ‘back office’ payroll services lies in its delivery over the internet, so the ‘online’ tag emphasises the direction the business is embracing.
The level of ‘online’ capability on the website is still in its infancy, knowing what could be available, comparing it to internet banking. There are plans in place for further investment in website development, to facilitate the security measures necessary to deliver a ‘Rolls Royce’ payroll package. In the meantime, all information between ourselves and our clients is exchanged via email or fax.
With Alison’s guidance Online Payrolls has become a highly professional, client focussed payroll bureau servicing a broad range of clients from small businesses with 10 employees to large multi-site companies requiring weekly and monthly payroll processing with various bonus arrangements, overtime rates, expenses, deductions etc. Business types include manufacturers, retailers, financial services, motor traders, hotels, restaurants, charitable trusts and many more. To date, the clients that have signed up range in size from 10 to 500 employees; it makes no difference to the payroll service whether they are in Lands End or John O’Groats, as long as they have internet access.
