Datacom delivers an award wining internet payroll.
"We were doing payroll on a spreadsheet but KiwiSaver and ACC broke our hearts."
Tania McFall
Tania McFall acquired her business in 2006. At the time she had five employees and it wasn’t too hard to pay them using a spreadsheet. The business has expanded rapidly and she now has 20-25 staff and she has expanded into running the Bungy in Frank Kitts Park on the Wellington waterfront. To keep costs down they used a spreadsheet but then they discovered the student loans scheme, and along came KiwiSaver, ACC changes and PAYE administration! The time demands of the payroll had increased from 8 hours per month to 24 hours per month, a three-fold increase.
Tania found Datacom’s NettPay. NettPay won the TUANZ award for e-business development in 2000. At its heart is a set of work processes that lead clients step by step through the actions needed for payroll. Statutory changes such as ACC rates, tax rates and KiwiSaver get changed by Datacom at no extra cost. Further, Datacom provides payroll answer centre support at no extra charge.
Tania had to make changes to her business processes but it was worth the effort. She now has a fully managed, scalable online payroll system that takes away the hassle and red tape and lets her do what she loves - work with kids.
“Being web-based is really great as we can access the system from anywhere. Our last few pays have been incredibly easy. We don’t have to chase PAYE payments and fill out those ridiculous Inland Revenue employee schedules. The endless calculations (and subsequent errors) caused by Student Loans, numerous different tax codes and blimming KiwiSaver have now been eliminated.”
First Gymnastics Tawa Ltd now has a much better payroll and won back 16 hours of management time each month.