Queensland Health backtracks SAP payroll

Queensland Health will return to a local payroll model by September, as it rushes to fix a bungled shared services implementation that resulted in more than 35 000 payroll anomalies, reports IT News.

While no changes will be made to the SAP software involved in the failed implementation, payroll data will go back to being processed at individual hubs that are directly linked to local hospitals.

Meanwhile, the software system - which combines WorkBrain rostering software and the SAP application - is being reviewed against other common systems by Ernst & Young.

Sage North America has introduced Sage Abra Suite v9, according to TMCnet.

This is a human resource management system that delivers mobile workforce collaboration and paperless automation for SMEs.

Sage Abra Suite v9 features dynamic information sharing capabilities and new HR actions that help companies save time, money and paper while turning workforce data into a competitive advantage.

A provider of outsourced HR solutions and payroll processing services, Automatic Data Processing, has acquired Cobalt Group for approximately $400 million, states Zacks.

Subject to regulatory approval, the acquisition will likely be complete within the next four to six weeks. Cobalt is the premier provider of digital marketing solutions to automotive manufacturers and dealers in North America and headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Management expects the acquisition to be slightly accretive to earnings in the first year of closing, while boosting earnings in the successive years.