Payroll
Analyst Insight: ADP Innovation Day 2025
It’s not often I get to take the subway to an HR tech meeting. Fortunately for me, ADP’s early September 2025 Innovation Day on Central Park South was a short ride away from my home in Brooklyn. This private session brought together HR technology analysts, along with ADP partners and clients for an in-depth review of ADP’s strategic vision and technology roadmap. Throughout the day, executives, including President and CEO Maria Black and Sreeni Kutam, President of Global Product & Innovation, shared stories on topics such as innovation, artificial intelligence, and global payroll. While this event was intended to update analysts on ADP’s products and technology, it also served a dual purpose for ADP to address current topics. These included using multiple AI/LLM agents for […]
Payroll’s Role in Trust, Equity, and the Free Market | National Payroll Week 2025
National Payroll Week (Sept 1–5, 2025), led by PayrollOrg, is all about accurate pay. But it’s also a reminder that payroll is at the heart of employee trust, financial well-being, and the larger economy. Payroll and paying people on time are integral to the national infrastructure. The preliminary 2025 payroll.org survey “Getting Paid in America” provides valuable insights into how employees actually experience payroll today: Direct deposit still dominates. Nearly 93% of respondents said they are paid this way. Despite the hype, payroll cards barely register at 0.58%. Vendors may talk about them, but adoption remains minimal. Accuracy isn’t bulletproof. Three out of five respondents feel “very certain” their pay is correct. But roughly 8%—about 1 in 12 employees—remain less than certain. That doubt is […]
Case Study: Hosparus Health Gains Efficiency, Elevates Employee Experience Through Dayforce
Founded over 40 years ago by volunteers to provide hospice and palliative care to children, adults, and veterans in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, Hosparus Health is a nonprofit provider of holistic care, veteran care, lung care management, and pet therapy. Its programs allow older patients to stay in the homes they know and love while receiving care, and younger patients are kept comfortable and free of pain while their families receive much-needed counseling and support. Hosparus Health cannot afford to miss its own mission-driven moments by dealing with time-consuming tasks such as processing payments for its nearly 750 employees across the organization’s nine locations. Lacking the budget of larger for-profit organizations, Hosparus Health sought to invest in an affordable yet capable human resources management solution. […]
Case Study: From CFO to Accidental HR Leader – How isolved Turned One SMB Manager Into a Thriving HR & Payroll Organization
Introduction Many small and medium-sized businesses depend on their financial leaders to handle HR and other administrative tasks, regardless of their background and expertise. This includes roles like CEO, CFO, and Controller — often ones that have little experience or training in matters related to recruiting, hiring, and managing the workforce, yet oversee the company’s talent acquisition and management. In such situations, the workforce gets short shrift. HR-related issues receive only the time they require, not the time they need. Despite the manager’s best intentions, areas like engagement, workplace culture, and performance management fall by the wayside. Since spending time on HR means less time for budgeting, forecasting, taxes, and compliance, the manager’s core function suffers as well. This can hurt the company, especially as […]
Analyst Insight: From HR Burden to Business Growth – Why SMB CFOs Need Modern HR Solutions to Drive Workforce Strategy
For most small and mid-sized businesses, the idea of having a dedicated Human Resources department, let alone a full-time HR specialist, feels like a luxury. Budgets are tight, margins are slim, and every hire must contribute directly to growth or business operations. That’s certainly not ideal, but it is a reality that forces many business owners to assign HR-related tasks—like payroll, benefits administration, and compliance—to someone who’s already an employee, perhaps the CFO, a trusted financial manager, or even the office administrator. It makes sense: If someone’s already managing the likes of accounts payable, taxes, and budgets, why not have them process payroll and administer benefits as well? But there’s a rub: Such arrangements can burden those involved with responsibilities that are outside their training, […]
Take the 2025 “Getting Paid In America” Survey
Each year during National Payroll Week, September 1-5, PayrollOrg (PAYO) invites employees across the country to share how they get paid through the “Getting Paid In America” survey. As work and pay continue to evolve, your feedback matters more than ever. By participating, you’ll help PayrollOrg capture important insights on wage and payment trends that directly impact paychecks nationwide. As a special incentive, everyone who completes the survey will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize: a bonus paycheck plus $5,000 toward groceries and gas. Join thousands of employees nationwide in sharing how you get paid. The survey is open until 5:00 p.m. ET this Friday September 5, 2025.
Analyst Insight: Accountants & Bankers – The Unexpected HR Allies Helping SMB Payroll and Compliance
Introduction For many small and mid-sized businesses, there’s no such thing as an “HR department.” Budgets are tight, margins are slim, and every hire must quickly and directly contribute to growth or business operations. Typically, SMBs handle HR in one of two ways. They may fold recruiting, benefits, performance management, and other related functions into a selected manager’s to-do list. Or they outsource HR to one of the company’s trusted advisors, like their bank or CPA. In those cases, the accountant who closes the books each month might handle payroll, track paid leave, and help the business owner analyze labor costs. The banker who sets up a line of credit may offer advice on employee benefits. That’s certainly not ideal, but it makes sense: If […]
Video: SMB HR Challenges – How Financial Services and HCM Technology Converge
In this video, Geoff Webb explores new research with isolved on the growing convergence between financial services, accounting, and HCM technology. Small and midsize businesses are increasingly turning to their financial and advisory partners not only for accounting and payroll, but also for HR services, risk management, and employee management support. The discussion highlights how solutions like isolved’s end-to-end platform empower financial institutions and their clients to manage complexity, reduce risk, and unlock greater profitability by bringing together people, processes, and technology.
Research Note: The Hidden Costs of Being the HR Hero – How SMBs Use isolved to Turn Compliance Headaches into Strategic Growth
Running the financial side of a small and mid-sized business (SMB) is complex enough, but adding workforce management, benefits, and compliance to the mix stretches capacity even thinner. For many SMBs, hiring a full-time HR professional is simply financially out of reach. It may then be a structural resource or workforce issue that makes HR underdeveloped, reactive, and disconnected from overall business results. As these businesses struggle to handle the increasing complexity of HR, payroll, and benefits management, these duties often fall to CFOs, controllers, or administrators who lack the time, resources, and expertise to manage the workforce strategically. When HR responsibilities are added to an existing role, it can seem unexpected since they weren’t part of the original job description or a focus of […]
3Sixty Insights Partners with PayrollOrg to Celebrate National Payroll Week 2025
At 3Sixty Insights, we recognize the critical role payroll professionals play in every organization—ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and with transparency. This year, we are proud to partner with PayrollOrg as a media partner for National Payroll Week (NPW) 2025, taking place September 1–5. Honoring Payroll Professionals and Educating the Public National Payroll Week is a nationwide initiative dedicated to recognizing the hard work of payroll teams and the millions of employees whose livelihoods depend on them. Beyond celebration, NPW is about education—helping workers understand their paychecks, benefits, and the importance of financial literacy. As part of our partnership, 3Sixty Insights will provide thought leadership, resources, and insights focused on the evolving role of payroll in the broader Human Capital Management (HCM) ecosystem. […]
#HRTechChat: Heike Wiesner and Alastair Pride on Payroll Trends and Innovation at Unit4
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Dylan Teggart sits down with Heike Wiesner, Global Sales Growth Director HCM, and Alastair Pride, Managing Principal Consultant, of Unit4 to explore the evolving role of payroll as a strategic business driver. They discuss how cloud migration, integrated ERP systems, and innovations like Unit4’s Payroll Navigator are transforming payroll from a back-office function into a core asset for workforce planning, compliance, and employee trust. From real-time visibility to faster, smarter deployments, Heike and Alastair share how Unit4 is helping organizations simplify complexity, boost efficiency, and adapt to shifting workforce demands. If you think payroll is just about getting people paid, it’s time to think bigger. Learn more about how Unit4 can help your organization here: Unit4 HCM software for payroll […]
Case Study: How Zions Bank & isolved Empower SMBs – A Case Study on HR, Payroll, and Growth
A 3Sixty Insights Case Study on HR, Payroll, and Growth Discover how Zions Bank partnered with isolved to help small and mid-sized businesses simplify HR, payroll, and workforce management—freeing up leaders to focus on growth. What You’ll Learn: How Zions Bank expanded beyond traditional banking How isolved simplifies compliance, payroll, and HR tasks Real-world outcomes from Zions Bank clients Benefits like time savings, reduced complexity, and stronger client loyalty “These issues weren’t just operational. They were strategic.”— Steve Stacey, SVP, Zions Bank Download the case study to see how smart partnerships drive business success.
Deel Article: How Hyqoo Scales Its Global Contractor Workforce With Deel
A new era for global contractor management This case study is based on insights from a 2025 report published by 3Sixty Insights, as part of their “Anatomy of a Decision” series. The rise of remote work has significantly reshaped the global labor market, particularly in the realm of contract employment. Staffing firms tasked with managing this decentralized workforce must now navigate complex international labor laws, ensure compliance with tax and regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions, and address concerns related to data security, time tracking, and deliverable verification. Hyqoo, a global talent cloud platform, specializes in sourcing, training, and deploying elite contract-based talent to client projects worldwide. Hyqoo trains talent in-house and maintains a curated network of top professionals, who are then matched with client projects. Its global […]
Market Alert: Insperity Launches Platform to Improve Management of Contingent Workers
As the workforce rapidly evolves, so must the platforms that support it. With its launch of Insperity Contractor Management powered by Wingspan, Insperity takes a major step forward in helping businesses modernize how they engage, manage, and support a growing base of 1099 contractors. In this Market Alert, 3Sixty Insights explores: Why contingent workers are becoming essential to modern workforce strategy How Insperity’s partnership with Wingspan addresses compliance, payments, onboarding, and benefits for contractors The value of integrating contractor management into a unified platform alongside full-time employee administration What it means for businesses navigating the future of work Download to learn more about how this platform supports: Bulk onboarding and automated 1099 processing Contractor payments with multiple options Integrated benefits and compliance tools Scalable contractor […]