Common Payroll Errors

The mistakes that keep showing up: misclassification, missed overtime, wrong deductions, retro errors. Spot them faster.

Cost of Payroll Errors

Direct correction cost, employee trust, penalties and the management time consumed. The case for getting it right the first time.

Off-cycle checks, retroactive runs and the documentation trail that makes a correction defensible.

Pre-run validation, dual approval, exception monitoring and the controls that catch issues before money moves.

Find the source: timesheet, classification, rate, deduction, system rule or human error. Fix the cause, not the symptom.

What state law requires when payroll is wrong: timing of correction, notice, interest and penalties for delay.

When an employee questions their pay: investigate, document, communicate and correct. The process that protects both sides.

Catch and correct time-side errors before they hit payroll. Exception reports, manager review and pre-export validation.

Where leading payroll operations land on error rate, by employee count and industry. Where your numbers should be.

When a payroll has to be voided or reversed, here is the procedure and the records you must keep.