What is included in Payroll activities?

Payroll activities include attendance data for a particular month to capture the pays and the accurate attendance of the employees, details of new employees and employees left, the salary structure of new joiners and their bank account details, if there is any advance or incentive to be paid and if there are any special changes that are to be made to the salary structure.

Is payroll part of HR and Accounting?

Payroll comes under both the HR and the finance departments.

Who prepares Payroll?

The Human resource office prepares the payroll since they hold the records of the attendance and the overtime that is rendered by the employees, the accounts department prepares the payment and is subjected to approval from the head of the Agency or the representative.