Maker-checker
Separation of duties: the person who runs or creates something can't also approve it.
Maker-checker is a control that requires two different people: one to create or run (the maker) and a different one to approve (the checker). In payroll it means whoever runs the payroll, or creates a payment batch, can't also approve it. That separation reduces fraud and error. In Vintage People it is a switch in Payroll controls.
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See it in practice
The payroll run lifecycle, explained
Run, review, approve and lock, pay, remit, then roll over. The same flow every month.
Read the variance report
Compare this run to last period and catch a silently-wrong payroll before you approve.
Set up salary structures & pay elements
Define what people earn once, assign it in bulk, and override per employee where needed.
See it applied to real payroll
Vintage People applies these statutory rules on every run, with a full audit trail.