Implementing New Payroll Software

I’m not sure on how many employee’s /collective agreements..etc but 2-3 hours seems extremely low if you have never used the software before? I have not used ADP so I can’t speak to their platform. I have gone through implementation changes and I believe it was days/weeks. Running reports and calculations/scenarios in a test environment to ensure everything is running accurately.

This time estimate seems very low. I have not implemented ADP but I have experience with other payroll system implementations. Payroll is one system/module that you want to complete without a hitch. I would insist on additional time and resources to be added to the schedule for analysis and testing (and ensure that they offer parallel system testing). It may even make sense to have one dedicated resource on this project (depending on the size of your payroll).

2-3 hours per day, sure.
Not in total.

2-3 hours for payroll processing (per payrun) for companies with under 5 employees could work but only for simple straightforward payroll and no other payroll or HR tasks. That quoted time wouldn’t include any time/attendance verification, approvals, payment processing/ money movement, any new hires/onboarding, terminations, paystub distribution (if not done through software)…etc. There is so much more to payroll!
Drives me crazy when software companies quote the amount of time they think you should spend. There are many variables to consider.