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The Citizen
18-07-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
Remote work vs return to office: The battle for workplace culture, pay and productivity
'If companies want to calibrate remote working to their requirements, they need systems that support flexibility.' Remote work, often abbreviated as WFH (work-from-home), is becoming culturally ingrained, despite pushback through return-to-office (RTO) mandates. A poll from Global Payroll Association revealed that three-quarters of people would turn down a job that doesn't offer hybrid or remote working. While critics say WFH reduces productivity. Sandra Crous, managing director at Deel Local Payroll, powered by PaySpace, notes that there is an increasing expectation for more workplace flexibility, and certain roles work better with flexible hours and locations. 'Considering that our digital society enables remote and flexible working, it's no wonder it has become the norm. Companies should think about where it's appropriate and how they create the systems to manage different work styles.' Adapting to remote work She says workplace flexibility is complex. The ability to work remotely depends on employee roles and business projects, managerial styles, customer expectations, and even how flexibility is presented. 'For example, is time and location flexibility a standard feature or offered as a perk?' Crous highlights that work location flexibility is incompatible with some roles or industries. It can stagnate or elevate careers. It can reduce pay or increase bonuses. Furthermore, it can make some jobs more productive and others less. ALSO READ: How to create a healthy work environment for employees Work location flexibility 'In some cases, it has no impact at all. If companies want to calibrate remote working to their requirements, they need systems that support flexibility. Payroll and human resources systems have the biggest impact.' She highlights that modern payroll and HR platforms offer increased flexibility for companies through data-driven insights, employee enablement services, and seamless integration with other business areas. 'They establish the processes that enable a business to adapt and adopt different work modes as required. For example, a modern payroll platform automates the management of variable pay structures, thereby reducing the administrative burden associated with taxes, benefits, time tracking, and invoicing.' Efforts to support WFH Crucially, they support remote work for managers of payroll, HR, and finances, who can access cloud-native payroll platforms remotely and securely from anywhere through their smart devices. 'When companies combine these features with other collaboration tools such as Slack or Teams, they open the doors to dynamic collaborative workflows for people at the office and elsewhere.' NOW READ: Do you want to work at home or in an office that looks like a hotel?
Zawya
30-01-2025
- Business
- Zawya
It's Time to be Bullish about Africa: An Human Resource (HR) and Payroll Technology Perspective
"Extremely bullish on Africa - can't wait to see the continent evolve over the next decade. So much talent." These sentiments are from a social media message by Alex Bouaziz ( co-founder and CEO of Deel, the most successful technology startup in history that reached a US$12 billion value in just 5 years. Reaching more than 16,000 followers on Twitter, his post sparked a flurry of similar comments, expressing how they saw opportunity emerge across the continent. The post also carries significant relevance because 2024 was a landmark year for Deel's relationship with Africa. Specifically, Deel acquired PaySpace, the African-developed payroll platform that is challenging traditional payroll and HR software to bring much faster, smarter, and more affordable services to multiple regions. Digital is part of Africa's story Cloud-native payroll and HR software is driving a US$16 billion market growing 12% annually ( Organisations worldwide are replacing legacy systems with integrated cloud solutions, reaping major competitive and cost advantages by leveraging data, integration, and agile software. This transformation is especially impactful in Africa, where developing nations benefit from the speed and affordability of cloud-native platforms across their diverse regions. African companies are leapfrogging ahead to get the most from these new technologies. They are adopting cloud solutions faster to help staff focus their energy smartly and not on repetitive tasks and data collection that could be automated. Serving over 16,000 customers in 46 countries The continent has enormous potential to become a massive internal market. According to the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, inter-African trade reached over US$192 billion during 2023 ( Yet, with that figure only representing 15% of total African trade, there is still considerable room for growth. Furthermore, Africa's companies are increasingly exporting business services to the rest of the world. PaySpace is a perfect example of this export opportunity. It serves over 16,000 customers with its cloud-native, multi-tenant payroll and HR software platform, including leading ESS features such as Pacey, the WhatsApp chatbot that helps employees directly access services such as payslips and leave applications through the popular chat client. During 2024, the PaySpace platform helped companies pay 8.5 million employees in 46 countries, now including Brazil and the UK, and several other milestones: 233,988,871: Number of payslip calculations on the PaySpace platform. 1.01: The number of seconds PaySpace by Deel took to calculate a payslip on average. 64,997: Hours saved by customers using the PaySpace platform during 2024. 170,000: Visits to the PaySpace Knowledge hub during 2024. "Organisations of all sizes are embracing digitisation and seeing remarkable results," says Sandra Crous, Managing Director of PaySpace. "PaySpace started twenty-four years ago because the founders saw the same future for the payroll and HR space, and it's been amazing to experience how our customers keep gaining when they leverage cloud-native software." Bullish about Africa The notion of an African Renaissance is not new, and it has encountered challenges. Yet, digitisation is undeniably enabling African organisations in transforming their operations. The flexibility of modern software helps them accomplish more and compete internationally, offering great benefits to customers globally. Alex Bouaziz's comment shows that the world is waking up to Africa's potential. Deel's acquisition of PaySpace shows that African technologies not only compete successfully against international brands, but can lead the way forward. It's time to be bullish about Africa! Distributed by APO Group on behalf of PaySpace.
