Payday Survey Turns Opinions Into Dollars (NAPSA)—If you have strong opinions about the way you get paid, there’s good news. The answers you provide a new survey may help to bring about changes in the process—or keep what you like in place—and win you a free trip for two to Las Vegas. The survey is designed to provide payroll professionals with feedback on issues that affect everyone who receives a paycheck. It touches on a wide range of issues, such as retirement savings, information security, pretax savings, payroll deductions and identity theft. The survey is being conducted as a reaction to the rising role of technology in the payrollfield. New technologies have the potential to improve the efficiency of payroll processing. However, many believe that feedback from employees is vital to guide these technologies and the payroll professionals who use them. “Ultimately, the survey responses will mean better service for Amer- ica’s workers and the companies that pay them,” said Dan Maddux, executive director of the American Payroll Association. The online Getting Paid In America survey is conducted as part of the annual National Pay- The survey will help payroll professionals gauge current payment methods. The survey takes less than five minutes to com- plete and one lucky participant will receive a free paycheck and trip for two to Las Vegas. roll Week public awareness campaign. The campaign celebrates the efforts of the professionals responsible for paying America’s 156 million workers, and helps American employees understand more about their paychecks, the payroll withholding system and other payroll-driven benefits. Those who want to take the survey or learn more about National Payroll Week can visit the Web site at www.nationalpayrollweek.com. The survey will continue through September 11.
