About Stephen Jagger

Co-Founder of PayrollHero.com

Itemised Payslips Required by Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

“The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) have developed a set of Tripartite Guidelines on the issuance of itemised payslips, as a first step towards supporting this progressive workplace practice. The tripartite partners agree that the provision of itemised payslips to employees is a good employment practice which raises employees’ awareness of their salary components. It also facilitates the resolution of salary disputes. MOM’s intent is to eventually mandate the issuance of itemised payslips within the next two years.” (via MOM)

Is your company prepared? Are you currently giving your employees itemised payslips?

PayrollHero can help. When you run a Singapore payroll via PayrollHero our platform automatically generates the payslips as well as emails them to all employees. The process is quick and easy and ensures employees are in the know with how much they were paid and what the deductions were.

Want to see a PayrollHero Singapore payslip?

Draft Gastropub Philippines Launches PayrollHero

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

PayrollHero continues to grow. We are expanding rapidly in the Philippines, have soft launched into Singapore with our official launch only days way and are prepping for our next country.

It is exciting to announce that the FeastBev Group has joined PayrollHero. FeastBev includes the Draft Gastropubs, Black Olive Restaurant, Imperial Ice Bar, The Distillery, Beso and others.
draft pub philippines PayrollHero’s time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS, Philippine payroll and business intelligence platform helps restaurant owners manage their multi-location businesses. Not only does our platform reduce payroll processing time, but it is engaging for the employees, streamlines communication and helps bring transparency to the workplace.

(image from www.asia-bars.com)

Are you interested in learning more about how PayrollHero can help your restaurant, retail, bpo, office or business? Reach out and one of our team would be pleased to speak further.

Remember Araw Ng Kagitingan | Philippines

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

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“Araw ng Kagitingan (Filipino for Day of Valor), also known as Bataan Day or Bataan and Corregidor Day, is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan during World War II. It falls on April 9, although in 2009 it would have coincided with Maundy Thursday and was moved to April 6.^[1]^{[2] “}*wikipedia

Wink Laser Studios Experience on PayrollHero

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

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Holly Chang, the owner of the Wink Laser Studios across metro Manila provided some great feedback about her experience with PayrollHero and how our Philippine payroll software has helped her run her ever expanding business.

Here is a quick Q/A with Holly about her experience:

1. What was your biggest challenge when it came to employee management before using PayrollHero? How has this changed since you started using PayrollHero?

Dealing with shift and schedule changes was a nightmare. Even when we only had 8 employees, it was difficult to keep track. I don’t recall there ever being a time where I didn’t see the word ‘Adjustment’ on someone’s payslip. With Payroll Hero everything is just more organized, it’s easy to go back a few months and see breakdowns of deductions and adjustments, and even the exact details of schedule changes and who approved what.

2. What do you appreciate most about the platform? Do you have any favorite features?

Two things I love most about Payroll Hero: a) how it’s constantly improving by adding new features that its users need, and b) how easy it is to ask for and get help. Support is an essential when using a new platform. Everyone I’ve emailed has always been helpful and quick to respond, which is so important especially when you’re only hours away from releasing a payroll! My favorite features are the shift calendar and payments. It’s great to be able to pull up an employee’s name, see a breakdown of any payments or deductions that have been made in the past, or even schedule payments for future deductions.

3. What can you say about the onboarding experience?

Admittedly, training was tough. You basically spend two whole days staring at the platform just learning about it, not even setting up your own account. It took us another month to get used to everything, just because there are so many features and so many different ways to use the platform. So it was difficult, but necessary. I don’t think I’d be able to fully utilize or appreciate the platform without the two-day training.

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“Everyone at Wink is having a blast with PayrollHero. We implemented the system almost 1 year ago and it has been a great success. Our employees love the selfie clock in and the accuracy of the system and speed of which we run payroll has been great in helping us streamline our business as we continue to grow.” Holly Chang, Owner Wink Laser Studios

April 4th | Black Saturday | Philippines

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

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“Holy Saturday (Latin: Sabbatum Sanctum) i.e. the Saturday of Holy Week, also known as the Great Sabbath, Black Saturday, or Easter Eve,^[1] and called “Joyous Saturday” or “the Saturday of Light” among the Copts, is the day after Good Friday. It is the day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week in which Christians prepare for Easter. It commemorates the day that Jesus Christ’s body lay in the tomb.” *wikipedia

Good Friday | Philippine Holiday

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

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“Good Friday, (Biyernes Santo) is a public holiday, commemorated with solemn street processions, the Way of the Cross, the commemoration of Jesus’ Seven Last Words (”Siete Palabras”) and a traditional Passion play called the Senákulo, which in some places is a week-long affair. In some communities (most famously in the province of Pampanga), the processions include devotees who self-flagellate and sometimes even have themselves nailed to crosses as expressions of penance, in fulfilment of a vow, or in thanksgiving for a prayer granted. The pabasa or marathon chanting of the Pasyon (the Filipino epic narrative of Christ’s life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection), usually concludes on this day.” *wikipedia

Maundy Thursday |Philippine Holiday

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

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Private Polymer Workshop in Singapore

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

polymer google singapore We were fortunate to have Unbug join us today in Singapore for a private Polymer Workshop. Unbug is a front-end engineer at NetEase, the Creator of #MIHTool (iOS Web Debugger Pro) and a contributor to Polymer. His work gets recognized all over the world and it was great learning from him.

Our #AdventureEngineers have rotated and some of our Whistler team arrived in Singapore as well as some of the Manila team so it was a perfect opportunity to take some time on a Saturday to learn.

We are big on learning and are always looking for opportunities to expand our knowledge. A big thanks to Unbug for taking the time out to come chat with our team.

If your interested in joining our team, reach out.

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Singapore’s Spring Innovation & Capability Voucher (ICV) – Integrated Solutions (IS)

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

Fantastic news! SMEs in Singapore who are keen to adopt the PayrollHero solution for their business can apply for the Innovation & Capability Voucher (ICV) – Integrated Solutions (IS) offered by Spring Singapore. That means that you can potentially get S$5000 or more back from your purchase of PayrollHero.

Companies need to meet the following SME criteria to be eligible for ICV application:

Registered and operating in Singapore
Have a minimum of 30% local shareholding
Have group annual turnover of not more than $100 million OR group employment size of not more than 200 employees

You can learn more about ICV on SPRING’s website. If you want to find out if your company is eligible and how the process works, contact PayrollHero for more details.

Attention Singapore Restaurants | Singapore Payroll Software

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

Our next event is coming up. On April 14th at 1:30pm we are holding a free event in our Singapore office for restaurant owners and managers who want to learn more about how PayrollHero works within the restaurant industry.

Come learn about PayrollHero’s time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS, business intelligence and Singapore payroll platform and how it can work within your restaurant.

This free event is a perfect way to learn more about PayrollHero and see if there is a fit for your business!

Plus, PayrollHero qualifies for Spring’s Innovation & Capability Voucher (ICV) – Integrated Solutions (IS) – fill in your information here to see if your qualified.

Why should you attend?

1. Learn how PayrollHero’s time/attendance platform eliminates fraud
2. See the platform in action
3. Learn why Krispy Kreme, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and others use PayrollHero
4. Get your questions answered
5. Understand the costs of not having a proper platform in place
6. Plus much more…

Singapore Payroll Software by PayrollHero

Here is what Earl Chua has to say about PayrollHero for his restaurant chain: