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Wage Compliance in Mergers and Acquisitions: Why Payroll, HR, and Finance Leaders Should Care
Author: Fred Van Der Tang Fred van der Tang is PaidRight’s CEO. Fred has deep and global experience in leading teams to growth. His formative years were at Randstad, the world’s largest staffing and HR services firm., where he had executive roles in the Netherlands, Italy, UK and Australia. Fred arrived in Sydney, Australia in 2011, and later joined Ascender, a PE-backed payroll technology/outsourcing firm. Following that, Fred successfully grew Zembl, a B2B energy broker, before joining the PaidRight team in 2022. Email: fred.vandertang@ paidright.io
I n the high-octane on financial outcomes, operational synergies, and strategic advantages. Yet, behind these headline goals lies a critical, frequently underestimated factor: wage compliance. This issue goes beyond numbers for boards and shareholders and, therefore, Payroll managers, HR directors, and Finance leaders: it directly impacts organisational trust, world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the focus often falls workforce engagement, and financial stability. As due diligence methods evolve, understanding and managing wage compliance risks is becoming an essential element of leadership in these roles.
Growth through acquisition is a key
strategy in industries that have some of the tightest margins and greatest
payroll complexity, including care and
human services, retail, and specialist manufacturing,
making integration success all the more important.
The Evolving Landscape of Wage Compliance in M&A
Historically, wage compliance was a peripheral concern
during M&A, and it was reviewed through limited sampling methods covering a small subset of employees.
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