The US Department of Labor recovered more than $259 million in back wages for nearly 177,000 employees in fiscal year 2025. That was the highest recovery since 2019. Most of it came from overtime miscalculations, missed filings, and misclassified workers that quietly...
Australian employers manage four major payroll-related tax and contribution obligations: PAYG withholding, Superannuation Guarantee, state payroll tax, and Fringe Benefits Tax Each one is administered by a different authority, runs on a different schedule, and...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) recovered AU$1.5 billion in back payments from Australian employers across the 2022 to 2024 financial years. Australia payroll compliance errors are a consistent operational cost across businesses of all sizes, and most are not...
Last updated: May 2026 Cross-border growth creates opportunity, but it also brings legal, payroll, tax, data privacy, and workforce compliance pressure. In 2026, companies need more than ambition to expand safely. They need local knowledge, clean records, and...
A Singapore-based HR team completes its payroll provider switch. Three months later, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) opens an investigation. The data transferred lacked a data processing agreement under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). The...
For employee earnings paid from 1 July 2026, quarterly super will no longer be enough. Payroll teams must move to a payday super process where SG contributions reach the employee’s fund within the required receipt window. Under the new Australian superannuation...
