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by scarface_74 295 days ago
Wouldn’t the simplest thing possible in that case probably just use one of the many SaaS payroll services? If the second largest employer in the US can use ADP, I’m almost sure your company could.
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I left out some details, it wasn’t only payroll, there was some other staff management aspects to it. But overall the answer about using ADP for this particular situation is: no.

Not strictly for technical reasons, but definitely for political reasons. The client was potentially the largest organization in my province (state-run healthcare). Outsourcing payroll and scheduling with the potential of breaking the rules in the contracts with the multiple union stakeholders was a completely non-starter. Plus the idea of needing to do lay offs within the payroll department was pretty unpalatable.