‘Payroll services’ is actually a misnomer to an extent. Payroll services, contrary to popular belief, is not just having a third party print cheques for you or set up a payroll system, it’s about having pre-identified workers put on someone else’s payroll – as employees. A more accurate name would be “employment services,” as the payrollee is really an employee of the outsourced payroll services provider, not the company where they are working.

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