{"id":22391,"date":"2023-07-02T11:12:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stradaglobal.com\/?post_type=library&#038;p=22391"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:47:09","slug":"2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\/gb\/library\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Global Payroll Complexity Index Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\/gb\/platform\/global-payroll\/\">Global payroll<\/a> complexity is a mix of people, processes and regulations. If you have manage payroll across different countries it can be even more complicated.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our latest edition of the Global Payroll Complexity Index ranks 40 countries in terms of how complicated it is do payroll in those countries. Our experts from around the world ranked the countries based on the various factors affecting payroll processing in those countries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country with biggest changes in Global Payroll Complexity ranking since 2021 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"counters-block_fe89b72882b6741582cf9a9416a32ad3\" class=\"text-white bg-cover bg-center py-10 my-[var(--content-gap)]\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\/wp-content\/plugins\/sh-custom-blocks\/images\/grain-bg2.jpg')\">\n        <div style=\"--col-count: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr))\" \n        class=\"grid md:grid-cols-[var(--col-count)] text-center gap-5 container\">\n            \n                    <div>\n                        <p class=\"text-4xl mb-2.5\">\n                            +                            <span data-countup=\"29\">29<\/span>\n                                                    <\/p>\n                        <p>Turkey<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n                    <div>\n                        <p class=\"text-4xl mb-2.5\">\n                            &#8211;                            <span data-countup=\"29\">29<\/span>\n                                                    <\/p>\n                        <p>Japan<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n                    <div>\n                        <p class=\"text-4xl mb-2.5\">\n                            +                            <span data-countup=\"25\">25<\/span>\n                                                    <\/p>\n                        <p>Canada<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 3 most complex countries <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top justify has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#007746\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">1. France<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintain its number one spot for complexity. The high number of required fields for reporting and manual reporting to the government helps France remain the most complex. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#007746\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">2. Germany<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its complexity increased by 3% in 2023. This is mainly due to the high number of mandatory deductions as well as varying pay frequencies.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#007746\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\">3. Switzerland<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its complexity increased by 1% in 2023 due to local languages and years of record-keeping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see the full complexity list download the 2023 complexity Index Report here <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js-eu1.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n    portalId: \"145218932\",\n    formId: \"edde08a9-cdb0-4797-ba5b-b6eb4d78f285\",\n    region: \"eu1\"\n  });\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22390,"template":"","library-category":[3264],"solution":[],"theme_tag":[],"class_list":["post-22391","library","type-library","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","library-category-research-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2023 Global Payroll Complexity Index Report | UK | Strada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Global Payroll Complexity Index ranks 40 countries in terms of how complicated it is do payroll in those countries.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2023 Global Payroll Complexity Index Report | UK | Strada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Global Payroll Complexity Index ranks 40 countries in terms of how complicated it is do payroll in those countries.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\/gb\/library\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Strada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-08T13:47:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023-Global-Payroll-Complexity-Index-Report.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1254\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"836\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/\",\"name\":\"2023 Global Payroll Complexity Index Report | UK | Strada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/2023-Global-Payroll-Complexity-Index-Report.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-02T11:12:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-08T13:47:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"Global Payroll Complexity Index ranks 40 countries in terms of how complicated it is do payroll in those countries.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/gb\\\/library\\\/2023-global-payroll-complexity-index-report\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/2023-Global-Payroll-Complexity-Index-Report.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/oldsite.strada.client.lbrn.io\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/2023-Global-Payroll-Complexity-Index-Report.jpg\",\"width\":1254,\"height\":836,\"caption\":\"Multi racial diverse group of people working with Paperwork on a board room table at a business presentation or seminar. 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