27 Nov

Cyber Security Awareness Month Is a Good Time to Review Your Payroll Provider

July 15, 2025
By PaySpace

Regardless of their size or industry, most South African organisations are vulnerable to cyber breaches, not only from outside the company, but from within, too. Payroll data and records are a potential goldmine for cyber criminals because the conseq...

01 Nov

Article

10 Steps to Pain Free Interim Reconciliation Processing

September 4, 2025
By PaySpace

Companies of every size and in every industry have a lot on their plate when it comes to tax-related paperwork. While it is often an arduous task, ensuring accurate submission and meeting SARS deadlines is one of the most important responsibilities t...

03 Oct

Article

Breeze through Bi-Annual Tax Submissions with Cloud Payroll

September 4, 2025
By PaySpace

It’s that time of year again – the interim PAYE Employer Reconciliation period for the 2022 tax year opened on 13 September 2021, with the deadline for filing the reconciliation on 31 October 2021. Although the practice of submission is thought to...

15 Sep

Article, Payroll, PaySpace

What is Payroll

July 15, 2025
By PaySpace

Payroll is the largest expense of an organisation and should be managed with attention to detail to pay employees accurately and on time.
The payroll division has the added pressure of legislative compliance as stipulated in the Income Tax Act and managed by the Revenue Authority. In addition, the company policies must be enforced considering the leave rules and onboarding procedures and adherence to reporting requirements for payroll funds such as Medical Aids and Retirement Annuities.

08 Sep

Article

Measuring the Cost of True Cloud Payroll Solutions

August 5, 2025
By PaySpace

The cost of true cloud payroll solution can be measured by taking into account the differences between the solution, vs. traditional on-premises solutions. In South Africa, most companies are tech-enabled, with the vast majority using desktop applic...

08 Sep

Article

Disrupting Africa Through a Solution Born and Bred on the Continent

August 5, 2025
By PaySpace

Not only is Africa the world's second largest and second most densely populated continent, as it boasts 54 countries with eight territories, but it is also home to a wide diversity of ethnicities, cultures, and languages. Today, technology and innova...

29 Jul

Article

3 Ways to up-skill the workforce to create a multi-skilled team

September 4, 2025
By PaySpace

In the past year, organisations were forced to start working remotely and employees had to adapt to new ways of doing things. Companies had to find ways to ensure that their teams were keeping with the times and had to guarantee the up-skilling of th...

23 Jun

Article, Human Resources, Payroll

Entangling Payroll, HR and the POPIA

August 5, 2025
By PaySpace

1 July 2021 is a significant day for organisations in South Africa. This is the day when the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), will take full effect. Companies were granted more than a year to ensure compliance with the new legislation....

11 Jun

Article, Outsourcing

Outsourcing manages payroll complexity in a post-pandemic world

September 8, 2025
By PaySpace

Payroll complexity has always been at the core of business' minds, more so in a post pandemic world. One of the few silver linings to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic is that organisations have woken up to the effectiveness of working remotely. And,...

14 May

Article, Reporting

Accurate payroll data is critical for a smooth filing season

July 28, 2025
By PaySpace

Annual filing season is now open for businesses, with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) giving organisations until the end of May to submit all their employees’ payroll and tax information.According to SARS: “The data that must be submitted to...

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