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January 13, 2023
Navigating NZ Payroll: The importance and necessity of record keeping
In the second instalment of our new series on Navigating New Zealand Payroll, we cover all things related to record keeping and best practice for storing files.
Insights

December 2, 2022
Navigating NZ Payroll: A Guide to Payday Filing
In the first instalment of our new series on Navigating New Zealand Payroll, we cover all things related to payday filing - a mandatory requirement in NZ.
Payroll Management

November 3, 2022
5 ways that dimensional reporting will revamp your General Ledger
Introducing dimensional reporting for accountants to provide an accurate and complete view of their clients' company performance for value-adding advisory.
Payroll Management
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October 5, 2022
Keeping your data safe from cyber attacks: Protect confidential client information in the cloud
In recent weeks, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in cyber attacks and data breaches across the world. Ensure your client payroll data is properly protected.
Payroll Management
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October 3, 2022
KeyPay has partnered with the ICNZB to support growing NZ bookkeepers!
We’re excited to announce that KeyPay has entered into a National Sponsorship agreement with the Institute of Certified New Zealand Bookkeepers (ICNZB).
KeyPay News

September 30, 2022
Trying to recruit hard to fill roles? Look to the world’s biggest talent pool
In the war for talent, few industries have been spared. If you’re looking to grow your team, consider expanding your horizons.
Insights

September 27, 2022
Modernising Goods and Services Tax in New Zealand: An easier way to keep GST records
The IRD has modernised record keeping for GST in New Zealand to comply with technological advancements with e-invoicing. Learn what this means.
Compliance

September 25, 2022
What’s been trending lately with KeyPay’s FAQs?
We asked our all-star KeyPay support team about hot topics that have been trending in their inbox lately. Find answers to what other partners are asking about.
Insights

August 8, 2022
Payroll outsourcing in New Zealand: What is it, and how to start growing your business
Learn about what New Zealand bureaus should consider when offering payroll outsourcing. Hear from one of KeyPay's partner, Brunton, on their experience.
Payroll Management

July 1, 2022
A decade of revolutionary cloud payroll
KeyPay turns 10 today! Today marks an entire decade of changing the way our clients work and pay. Reflect on the last 10 years of KeyPay with us.
KeyPay News

June 16, 2022
New Zealand’s Matariki public holiday explained
New Zealand’s new public holiday, Matariki, is on Friday 24th June 2022. Learn how accountants and bookkeepers can achieve compliance with the help of KeyPay.
Compliance

April 21, 2022
5 things to keep in mind when running payroll for public holidays in New Zealand
Here's some things that all outsourced payroll providers should consider on public holidays in NZ.
Payroll Management
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April 12, 2022
Fair Pay Agreements in NZ: What you need to know
The New Zealand Government have now passed the Fair Pay Agreements Bill. Find out what this means for you and your clients.
Compliance
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March 28, 2022
Streamline payroll reporting with Zoho Books
KeyPay has released an integration with Zoho Books so that shared users can benefit from an automated payroll and accounting experience.
Product News

March 16, 2022
Save time on importing employee data
Introducing our newest feature - flatfile importing! You can now import employee data from other systems into KeyPay with minimal manual intervention required.
Product News

March 8, 2022
Payroll updates for NZ New Tax Year 2022-2023
The new tax year is fast approaching in New Zealand. Here's how KeyPay is helping partners and their clients with end of tax year processing.
Compliance

March 8, 2022
The importance of gender diversity and equality in the workplace
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March, but we at KeyPay believe that gender equality and diversity should be a year-round focus.
Insights

March 1, 2022
No more manual timesheet approvals!
No more manually approving timesheets against hours worked; if a timesheet matches the roster exactly, the system will auto-approve this for you!
Payroll Management

February 14, 2022
Valentine’s Day with KeyPay: Why you’ll fall in love with our payroll software
Celebrate Valentine's Day with KeyPay, to find out why we (and our clients) love our payroll and employee management software.
Insights

January 28, 2022
World Data Privacy Day: A time to review your information's security
January 28 2022 is World Data Privacy Day - in today’s day and age where online transactions are rampant, it’s key to take steps to protect your information.
Insights

January 20, 2022
4 Features to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Payroll Solution
With multiple payroll software providers in the market, it can be difficult to know which platform is best for you and your business.
Insights

January 12, 2022
Double the roster templates, with half the effort!
Save time and cut down on manual effort by duplicating existing roster templates. No more re-building your preferred rosters from scratch!
Product News

December 24, 2021
Employees can now edit and upload their qualification documents!
Employees now have the ability to add a new qualification and edit existing qualifications within the employee portal to save even more time.
Product News

December 22, 2021
2021 Year in Review
From award wins to expansion (and even making it back to face-to-face events!), we take a look at some of our highlights from 2021.
KeyPay News

December 21, 2021
4 ways to streamline rostering with roster warnings
Introducing our newest feature - roster warning rules! Users can now set up warnings to ensure legislative compliance when creating shifts.
Product News
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December 6, 2021
Running payroll over the festive break: 4 ways to prepare
The festive season is almost here! We've made life easier by outlining how to prepare to run payroll during the holidays.
Payroll Management

November 18, 2021
Steps to take to mitigate risk of payroll cyber attacks
With the recent cyber attack on Frontier Software, there may be concerns over data security and protection. KeyPay takes measures to protect your information.
Insights
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November 12, 2021
From humble beginnings in Rotorua to changing the face of payroll
Experienced NZ payroller of 27 years, Shelley Costello, joins KeyPay. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and insights, Shelley's changing the payroll game.
Insights

October 28, 2021
Maximise efficiency by bulk importing Employee Advanced Standard Hours
Our new Advanced Standard Hours feature saves time by allowing users to bulk import employees' hours, using an advanced importer to match data without errors.
Product News

September 27, 2021
Save time through splitting earnings by location!
Accountants, bookkeepers and payroll bureaus will now be able to automate the distribution of earnings across different locations.
Product News

September 2, 2021
The Document Acknowledgement Report is here!
The new Document Acknowledgement Report will allow KeyPay users to review the acknowledgment status and send reminders at the same time!
Product News
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September 1, 2021
Making payroll Employee Self Service even easier: WorkZone's 'calendar events'
With KeyPay’s new WorkZone Calendar Events feature, users can see all calendar events from within the roster screen! No more switching from roster to calendar.
Product News

August 10, 2021
10 questions to consider before hiring employees internationally
Thinking about expanding your business internationally? Here are 10 things to consider for business globalisation, from hiring, to payroll, to HR.
Insights
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July 15, 2021
The NZ Holidays Act: What Is expected to change and what it means for payroll providers
The NZ government has approved all 22 recommendations to review the Holidays Act (2003) - find out what is expected to change and what this means for payroll.
Insights
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June 29, 2021
'Update Pay Rates' tool: Bulk update up to 200 employee pay rates - instantly!
Bulk update employee pay rates quickly and easily using KeyPay’s new Update Pay Rates feature - saving hours of time and manual frustration.
Product News
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June 1, 2021
NZ Holidays Act compliance: 6 ways to streamline employee data
Issues can arise with record keeping and meeting NZ Holidays Act compliance unless innovative, cloud technology is used. Explore how to streamline compliance.
Insights
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May 6, 2021
Restore deleted settings in KeyPay with just a click
KeyPay is putting more power into payroll admins' hands and enabling them to restore deleted items themselves, without the hassle of emailing back and forth!
Product News
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April 20, 2021
The Holidays Act: 6 'best practice' compliance tips
The Holidays Act (2003) is a widespread issue for businesses across New Zealand. Explore these tips to set your business up for compliance.
Insights

April 7, 2021
WorkZone enhancements - Creating timesheets and editing personal details from the mobile app
Employees can now create timesheets from approved leave requests and rostered shifts. Plus! NZ and SG employees can now edit their personal details in WorkZone.
Employee Self-Service

April 1, 2021
KeyPay's payroll calendar feeds: Improving visibility of work anniversaries
KeyPay's work anniversaries in calendar feeds, offers your clients better visibility so they are able to plan ahead for annual reviews or pay increases.
Product News

March 29, 2021
NZ payroll: Tracking leave liability provisions in pay run journals
Stay informed of actual costs to your clients' businesses with the ability to journal leave liability provisions in KeyPay.
Product News

March 19, 2021
Automating timings for pay run finalisation tasks
Pay run finalisation tasks like reporting and pay slip distribution can now be automated, saving time and manual frustrations.
Product News

March 9, 2021
Maximising security and data access in KeyPay: Enhanced permissions for restricted users
To enhance security and accessibility, KeyPay provides 3 more options of accessing employee details for users.
Product News
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February 18, 2021
Interpreting the Holidays Act with KeyPay: 2 employee scenarios
Ensure you're using the right calculation methods for leave and holiday pay calculations with KeyPay's transparent leave calculations.
Compliance

December 15, 2020
Holidays Act Compliance: 5 'blind spots' of traditional NZ payroll software
Many New Zealand businesses face difficulty in achieving complete compliance with the Holidays Act. Look out for these software issues to ensure compliance.
Insights

November 30, 2020
7 Remote Recruiting Tips: How to grow your team when location doesn't matter
Remote working has become the norm. Here's some tips for hiring remote workers in this new world by HR Partner.
Insights

November 23, 2020
Branded Payroll Management in the Partner Dashboard
Have easy access to a range of branded payroll functions straight from the partner dashboard.
Product News

September 24, 2020
Schedule future pay rate changes for employees in advance
Users can record, in advance, any future pay rate changes against an employee and the system will update the earnings in the pay run automatically.
Product News

September 1, 2020
Calculation transparency with the Timesheet Interpretation Context Panel
KeyPay has introduced a Timesheet Interpretation Context Panel feature that provides clarity on how timesheets have been interpreted each pay run.
Product News

August 10, 2020
New Zealand’s Schedular Payments can now be processed in KeyPay
NZ accountants and bookkeepers can now process Schedular Payments alongside regular payroll, in a fuss-free way that saves significant time and money.
Payroll Management

May 28, 2020
The employee experience is the future for payroll service providers
Businesses often focus on employee experience to boost morale, productivity and revenue. Payroll bureaus should be embracing the employee experience.
Insights

May 11, 2020
Understanding the 'NOTS' of the NZ Holidays Act
David Jenkins from NZPPA covers the NOTS of the Holidays Act and where there are areas we can deliver on today to ensure better payroll and leave compliance.
Insights

April 29, 2020
Helping restaurants through COVID-19 | Part 3: Marketing your restaurant's website
Restaurants often overlook the power of marketing and social media for website promotion. This blog post goes through techniques venues can use to drive sales.
Insights

April 28, 2020
Helping restaurants through COVID-19 | Part 2: Setting up your own online ordering system
External delivery partners can often charge restaurants up to 38% per order commission fees. Here's how you can move your restaurant online and increase profit.
Insights

April 27, 2020
Helping restaurants through COVID-19 | Part 1: Optimising your financials
Restaurant owner Adam Cheers discusses optimising financials to ensure your restaurant survives in unprecedented times.
Insights
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April 17, 2020
Working from anywhere with cloud payroll
During uncertain times in COVID-19, now more than ever is a time to reassess your current system setup, moving to the cloud and putting employee safety first.
Insights
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April 16, 2020
There's no playbook for 2020: 3 ways to help yourself and your clients during COVID-19
There is no playbook for years like 2020 with COVID-19. But instead of getting overwhelmed amid the changes, there’s also opportunity.
Insights

April 15, 2020
COVID-19: Finding opportunities in uncertain times
COVID-19 is an unnerving time and in this time of unease, we want to help you find opportunity for you, and your clients, through technology.
Insights

March 18, 2020
Holidays Act 2003: Managing leave to show compliance
Are you on top of leave management? Guest writer David Jenkins breaks down leave compliance for you in his latest post.
Payroll Management

February 24, 2020
What's in store for NZ payroll in 2020?
What NZ payroll trends should you lookout for this year? David Jenkins from the NZPPA discusses this and more to keep you in the loop this coming year.
Insights
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February 10, 2020
KeyPay's Partner Dashboard: Helping our partners grow their business
KeyPay’s partner dashboard allows partners to enhance client services, generate new business, analyse client activity and save time on support requests.
Product News

February 6, 2020
How KeyPay uses KeyPay
We put KeyPay to the test every day for our payroll management, rostering and timesheet needs. See how we use it to its full potential in our own business.
Payroll Management

January 7, 2020
The importance of change management and employee engagement during technology implementations
What's the importance of change management during technology implementations? We discuss what you need to know to make your next change a success.
Insights

December 16, 2019
Managers can now view roster details and update unavailability in WorkZone
New WorkZone update brings added functionality for managers looking to reduce rostering inefficiencies and manage staff better on the go.
Product News

December 11, 2019
Monitor outgoing costs with KeyPay's Rostering vs Timesheet Comparison report!
The Rostering vs Timesheet comparison report helps businesses identify financial costs to guide business development.
Product News

October 1, 2019
GDPR payroll obligations made easy with KeyPay
GDPR employee obligations are made easy with KeyPay by giving employers the tools to anonymise employee data and access to their personal data.
Compliance

September 19, 2019
Payday filing enhancements and seamless IRD gateway integration
Payday filing has been mandatory for NZ businesses since April 2019. KeyPay has just enhanced its Payday filing functionality with IRD integration.
Compliance

August 12, 2019
Why use cloud software?
Cloud software is becoming widely used, but some payroll administrators can't let go of desktop systems. Here's why you should switch to the cloud.
Insights

August 9, 2019
Managers can now approve expense requests directly from WorkZone!
Your clients and their employees can now approve expense requests directly from their smartphone in WorkZone - KeyPay's employee app - anywhere and any time!
Employee Self-Service

May 22, 2019
What is branded payroll and why is it valuable?
In this blog we explore branded payroll and why branding your payroll product can improve client value, retention and brand perception.
Insights

May 15, 2019
Restrict reporting data according to employee group and location permissions
With KeyPay's restricted reporting's enhanced feature, restricted users can now be given access to the employee group and location permissions. Learn more.
Product News

May 14, 2019
Managers can now access Clock Me In admin privileges using their restricted access
Clock Me In from KeyPay now allows managers to perform most of the admin features previously only afforded to full access users. Explore more.
Product News

April 8, 2019
Managers can approve leave requests and timesheets using WorkZone
WorkZone, KeyPay’s mobile app, now allows managers to approve leave requests and timesheets on the go. Download WorkZone today to explore more.
Employee Self-Service

February 13, 2019
How to automate Pay Runs with KeyPay
Remove some or all manual handling of processing pays by setting up automated pay runs for you and your clients and spend that time focussing on other work.
Payroll Management

November 30, 2018
3 reports to streamline post pay run operations
Restricted users can now access to the pay slip, payment file & journal reports. This removes the responsibility of post payroll tasks for full access users.
Payroll Management

November 6, 2018
Filling unassigned shifts now got easier with Shift Bidding
Shift bidding automates the process of filling an unassigned shift. Automatic updates to the roster keeps managers abreast of real time shift updates.
Time Attendance

September 13, 2018
3 valuable KeyPay features (that you might not know about!)
With a range of features such as employee self service, rostering, there's something for everyone to make payroll easier. Explore KeyPay's top 3 features.
Payroll Management

September 8, 2018
3 new email notifications to help keep track of employee updates
Your clients can configure notification settings to stay abreast of any changes to not affect any current processes when employee details are updated or added.
Employee Self-Service

September 6, 2018
Pro rata hours now auto calculated in pay run
Pro rata hours now are auto calculated in pay run. This means no manual adjustments are required and no accidental overpayments processed. Learn more.
Payroll Management

July 15, 2018
Clock Me In now makes it easier to manage employee timesheets
With Clock Me In, your clients can clock in/out on behalf of employees, eliminating the dramas associated with employees forgetting to clock in/out. Learn more.
Time Attendance

July 11, 2018
The Story Behind KeyPay's Brand
KeyPay is different to traditional payroll software. We take the pain out of the pay run by automating manual processes. Read about our KeyPay's brand story.
KeyPay News

June 4, 2018
New permissions now added for Managers
Explore some new permissions KeyPay has added for managers. This allows full access users the ability to start delegating more and more tasks to Managers.
Payroll Management

June 4, 2018
Unveiling KeyPay's new & improved Manager Dashboard
New look of Manager Dashboard provides shortcut create & access buttons & displays pending action items. Explore some Manager Dashboard highlights.
Payroll Management

June 4, 2018
Employees can acknowledge documents in KeyPay
KeyPay's document functionality allows your clients to require employees to acknowledge documents via employee dashboard/WorkZone and receive notifications.
Employee Self-Service

May 24, 2018
Two-Factor Authentication enabled in KeyPay
Two-factor authentication enabled in KeyPay will help to strengthen your account security with us. Learn how Two-factor authentication works & how to enable it.
Payroll Management

April 13, 2018
Shift Swapping is now available in WorkZone
Employees can now swap shifts or receive proposed swapped shifts through WorkZone. This allows employees to complete the cycle of receiving & accepting shifts.
Employee Self-Service

March 7, 2018
KeyCon: A team weekend of culture building, idea generation, and beers
We decided to bring the team together for 2 days / 3 nights in the Hunter Valley for what became known as our first ever “KeyCon”.
KeyPay News

February 28, 2018
Managers can use Live View to clock out their staff
Managers can now clock out or discard shifts on behalf of employees directly from the Live View report. Learn more about how this works.
Time Attendance

February 28, 2018
Net to Gross Calculator
KeyPay's Net to Gross Calculator feature helps automatically calculate what the equivalent gross amount should be based off a desired net amount. Learn more.
Payroll Management

February 7, 2018
Better manage your rosters with Shift Swapping
Better manage your rosters by empowering employees to swap shifts they cannot work with other eligible employees. This will significantly save everyone's time.
Time Attendance

January 25, 2018
Managers can now create Pay Run Tasks
KeyPay has extended Pay Run Tasks feature to all user types. Remove constant back & forth phone calls, emails & spreadsheets to communicate pay run exceptions.
Payroll Management

December 14, 2017
KeyPay's Live View report
Live View is our latest intuitive report that captures real time employee clock in and out activities generated via Clock Me In and WorkZone.
Time Attendance

November 27, 2017
Is Artificial Intelligence the Future for Payroll?
Heavy industry investment in AI by accounting software begs the question, is artificial intelligence the future of payroll?
Insights

August 21, 2017
WorkZone: KeyPay's Employee Mobile App
WorkZone: KeyPay's Mobile App for Payroll Management. View bank accounts, pay slips, super accounts, submit timesheets. All in one mobile management.
Employee Self-Service

June 7, 2017
Employee Onboarding
With the release of employee onboarding in KeyPay, employers can say goodbye to the paperwork associated with hiring new employees. Explore more.
Employee Self-Service

May 24, 2017
The employee portal new look
Explore a number of key UI improvements that will make KeyPay's employee portal an indispensable tool for your employees.
Employee Self-Service

May 17, 2017
The employee portal has had a makeover
The employee portal is one of KeyPay's most used features with thousands of employees logging on every month. Explore what's changed in the employee portal.
Employee Self-Service

May 11, 2016
New Feature: Standard Work Hours
Setting up Standard Work Hours for employees who’s work hours aren’t the same every day of the week will allow more accurate leave request estimation.
Payroll Management

April 3, 2016
Clock Me In – Time and Attendance for KeyPay
Clock Me In is KeyPay's time and attendance app. Designed specifically for the iPad to make it easy to record clients' employee’s work hours.
Time Attendance

August 4, 2013
KeyPay Developer Community
If you’re a developer that’s already using KeyPay API or you’re thinking about using API and want more information, the KeyPay Developer Community is for you.
KeyPay News