Issue 9: Back to School

As adults, we often think of education as something we’re done with. But learning shouldn’t just stop once we’ve left school. Approaching challenges with curiosity and even excitement in a rapidly changing world is a trait that won’t just reap personal benefits; increasingly, employers consider curiosity and lifelong learning to be core skills for workers. It literally pays to never stop learning.

Teachers around the world 

Teachers around the world discuss feeling passionate yet undervalued in a noble profession with “dishearteningly low” pay.

Never stop learning

Being curious about the world around you is the first step towards a lifetime of learning.

Only 0.5% of global GDP is currently being invested in adult learning.

Fostering the next generation of payroll

With Baby Boomers aging out of the workplace, payroll leaders have to foster the industry’s up-and-comers.

How employers can future-proof the world’s workforce 

Reskilling and upskilling is top-of-mind for everyone in the age of AI. But how should it be done, and who should pay for it?

The cost of education around the world

Falling government spending and pandemic learning losses will negatively affect the future labor force, as we show in these eight infographics.

How important are payroll certifications?

Two experts debate whether payroll certifications are necessary or whether on-the-job training is equally effective.

44% of workers’ core skills will change in the next five years.

The U.S saw 190 changes to labor and payroll laws in Q1 2023 alone.

Global payroll education never stops

A payroll professional’s education is never finished. Here’s a look at global payroll education trends in 2023.

A Sorbian teacher keeps the language alive

Speakers of Germany’s minority Slavic language are in high demand as the country attempts to preserve its heritage.

The long road to ban child labor 

Industrialization led to an increased focus on banning child labor, but the efforts continue in the modern day.

The first coins in Ancient Greece

Trade and commerce existed long before coins, but the idea of money was a revelation and a revolution.

Nuevo Leon is expected to attract $10 billion in foreign investment in 2023.

How 6 people in Monterrey earn their pesos

Mexico’s second-largest city is a hub for manufacturing, trade and foreign investment.

Malaysia, a Tiger Cub economy 

How this Southeast Asian country went from a primarily agricultural economy to a major global exporter in just three decades.

Jennifer Collins on getting employees through a crisis

For Microsoft’s Senior Director of Global Payroll, the importance of delivering payroll took on a new urgency when crisis struck in Ukraine.

Michelle Whitfield on bringing Meta’s payroll up to date

While Meta is known for being cutting-edge, its payroll needed an update. Working with ADP created a more contemporary operation that continues to keep up with the latest trends.