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Javier Rivero

Javier is Head of People, bringing over a decade of international HR leadership and global M&A strategy experience to the tech and software industry.
Hands On Payroll Software

Best Payroll Software for Hourly Workers

Hourly payroll breaks the assumptions that most payroll software is built on. Salaried pay runs are a flat repetition of the same number. Hourly pay runs are a moving target of clocked shifts, half-hours rounded one way or the other, overtime thresholds that trip silently at the 41st hour, tipped wage credits that vary by state, and the occasional employee who worked a double on Sunday because someone called in sick. The platforms that survive contact with that reality are not always the ones with the biggest logos on their marketing pages.

Best Payroll Software for Construction
Hands On Payroll Software

Best Payroll Software for Construction

After evaluating 14 payroll platforms with a construction-specific test crew, the finding that stood out most was how many general-purpose tools fall apart the moment you need to assign wages to a specific job.

Hands On Payroll Software

Best Payroll Software

After running parallel payrolls across 13 platforms, the most striking finding was how differently each product defines the word payroll. Some stop at cutting checks. Others expand the definition to include benefits, compliance, and talent management.