Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Payroll is a list of people who work for a company and how much money they earn. It's the total amount of money that the company has to pay to its employees. The human resources or accounting department usually manages payroll.
Payroll is a list of employees who work for a company and are paid for their work. This list shows how much each employee earns and may include senior employees like managers. It also refers to the total amount of money that a company must pay to its employees. The human resources or accounting department usually manages payroll.
The first example shows how an employee's pay is calculated and how their name is included in the company's payroll. The second example illustrates the total amount of money that a company must pay to all its employees, which is known as the payroll.