Running payroll should not keep you up at night. Yet many small business owners and HR teams still wrestle with spreadsheets, manual data entry, and last-minute tax calculations every pay cycle. It is time-consuming and stressful. One small mistake can lead to payroll...
Sarah Mitchell
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About the author
Her passion for payroll content began when she noticed how frequently small businesses struggled with recurring compliance questions and wage calculation errors — not due to complexity, but due to unclear or inconsistent information. She set out to create content that replaces complexity with clarity and gives SMB operators confidence in their payroll processes.
At Payrun, Sarah develops educational content covering payroll accuracy, wage compliance, HR workflows, and people-first operations. Her writing emphasizes clarity, practicality, and compliance alignment, helping founders and HR teams navigate payroll with ease.
When she’s not writing, Sarah enjoys researching labor policy updates, mentoring early-career HR professionals, experimenting with documentation formats, and exploring Colorado’s mountain trails with her two dogs.
Latest blogs from the author
Approval Workflow HR: How Structured Approvals Improve HR Operations
Everyone knows the pain of slow HR processes. HR systems with approval workflows provide a solution that creates clear pathways for requests to move smoothly through organizations. A well-laid-out HR workflow reduces stress and saves time. It standardizes regular...
Workforce Calendar Management For Efficient Team Planning And Scheduling
Workforce calendar management helps teams stay organized, coordinated, and fully aware of who is available at any moment. When schedules, leave requests, shifts, and team commitments live in one shared system, planning becomes far easier for everyone. Managers can...
Employee Leave Tracking: How To Manage Staff Leave Easily
Employee leave tracking shouldn't give you headaches. Most of us know the pain of managing time-off requests with outdated systems. These systems just don't align with how modern teams work. Many HR professionals still depend on manual processes or spreadsheets. This...
Employee Timeline Tracking: A Complete Guide for Modern Teams
Employee timeline tracking gives teams a clearer and more accurate view of how work happens throughout the day. Instead of relying on guesswork or end-of-day time entries, timeline tracking shows the actual flow of tasks, apps used, focus periods, and transitions...
Leave Management Mistakes That Hurt Productivity And Compliance
Leave management mistakes create serious challenges for HR teams, from payroll errors to employee dissatisfaction and compliance risks. When companies rely on outdated systems or manual processes, it becomes difficult to track leaves accurately, apply the right pay...



