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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. […]

#HRandPayroll20: Behind the Scenes of the Payroll Profession Confidence Survey

In this episode, Pete and Julie go behind the scenes on the Payroll Profession Confidence Survey. Pete shares the origins, purpose, and passion behind the first-of-its-kind research approach that aims to “take the pulse” of the critical payroll profession globally for a new annual Payroll Profession Confidence Index report being unveiled at the upcoming Payroll Org’s 42nd Annual Payroll Congress in Nashville, TN on May 7 to 10th. About the Payroll Profession Confidence Survey: This survey is targeted to any payroll practitioner, leader, stakeholder, or owner engaged with payroll operations in their organization. What do we hope to learn through this important research: The current sentiment and outlook for the payroll profession and community. Which tangible and intangible factors are key to payroll’s success? How […]

#HRandPayroll20: Where HR and Payroll Leaders Should Focus in 2024

On this episode, Pete and Julie revisit the show’s most popular episode from 2023, with a now annual “Where HR and Payroll Leaders Should Focus…” episode, sharing their POVs and insights into the Top 5 focus areas for HR and Payroll leaders in 2024! Our HR & Payroll 2.0 Series is also available as a podcast on the following platforms: Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hr-payroll-2-0/id1643933833 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10HlnoTCwGPVQEtUHNcCWl?si=197255cea5e949be Audacy: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/hr-payroll-20-aa809 Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/649858828/HR-Payroll-2-0 Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/pw/dir-ur5np-280b3e Transcript: Pete Tiliakos 00:08 Welcome, everyone to another episode of HR and Payroll 2.0. I’m Pete Tiliakos. And as always, I’m joined by the legendary Julie Fernandez. Welcome, Julie. Julie Fernandez 00:16 Thanks, Pete. Great to be here. Funny sort of week. Pete Tiliakos 00:20 I know. It’s quiet. The waning hours of the […]

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Monthly Research Recap | December 2023

Latest Podcast: #HRandPayroll20: Gen Z On Entering the Workplace with Special Guest ChatGPT Dive into an engaging family discussion featuring Julie’s sons, Nicholas and Eli Fernandez, as they share their fresh perspectives on starting their careers post-college. Discover insights on Gen Z’s approach to the workforce, the impact of technology like ChatGPT on professional development, and the balance between work and life. Join us for a unique blend of professional wisdom, personal anecdotes, and practical career advice that resonates with both young professionals and seasoned HR veterans alike. Tune in to learn, laugh, and get inspired! #HRTechChat: A Chat with Workforce Software on the Deskless Worker Experience Join the insightful #HRTechChat as Workforce Software’s CMO Sandra Moran and 3Sixty Insights’ Steve Goldberg explore the evolving […]

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Payroll’s Inflection Point

As the curtain closes on the 27th annual National Payroll Week, I felt it was a good opportunity to reflect on the current state of payroll and the future of the critical process and profession, which is reaching its much-needed inflection point. More importantly, to highlight why prioritizing the critical process and profession as a central element in the broader HCM strategy is vital to enabling organizational agility and elevating the profession from its simple processor stigma to a strategic advisor and center of expertise (COE). So close…yet still so far Payroll has come a long way from its stone tablet and paper journal roots. Tabulating machines must have seemed like the future in the late 1950s to the few organizations with access to them. […]