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What's inside the checklist:

A quick free self-assessment for your payroll function. Evaluating will help you see which areas are working and which ones might be worth a conversation.

The checklist walks through the same four areas a payoll partner would review during a setup conversation. Each section is a short set of yes and no statements you can score on your own.

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Walk through four areas of your payroll setup to evaluate if it’s keeping pace with your organization, or if it’s time to bring in a partner.

What's inside the checklist:

A quick free self-assessment for your payroll function. Evaluating will help you see which areas are working and which ones might be worth a conversation.

The checklist walks through the same four areas a payoll partner would review during a setup conversation. Each section is a short set of yes and no statements you can score on your own.

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Who is this for?

The checklist is written for HR directors and managers, CFOs and controllers evaluating outsourcing, and business owners at growing organizations. 

If your team is spending more than ten hours per pay period on payroll, tracking garnishments, running payroll across multiple states, or working around the limitations of your current system, this is built for you.

Why this comes from Employers Council

Employers Council has been advising employers since 1939. The payroll team is a certified UKG partner that currently supports clients across multiple payroll platforms. 

Every payroll client is a member with direct access to HR consultants and employment law attorneys. The questions in the checklist come from the conversations our team has with employers every week.

FAQs

Do I need to be an Employers Council member to use the checklist?

No. The checklist is free, and you can use it whether your organization is a member or not.

Most people finish in ten to fifteen minutes. You can also share it with a colleague and compare answers, or schedule a team meeting and use the questions in the checklist as an agenda guide to collaborate on answers.

The checklist will be sent to your inbox after you fill out the form above.

No. The checklist is platform-neutral. Employers Council currently supports payroll clients on many different systems, and the questions are written so they apply to any payroll setup.

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Evaluate your current payroll setup with our free checklist