ADP Redefines Payroll Administration With Innovative Outsourcing Service for Mid-Sized Businesses.

ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1998--

ADP PayExpert Provides Comprehensive Payroll Processing; Eliminates Administrative Tasks And Increases Employee Satisfaction

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), the world's leading payroll provider, today introduced an innovative, full-service payroll outsourcing solution -- ADP PayExpert(SM) -- to help mid-sized businesses significantly reduce the amount of time and costs associated with payroll administration. ADP PayExpert is the industry's first nationwide payroll service to provide complete front and back office payroll processing, allowing businesses to redirect resources to concentrate on vital tasks that strengthen the bottom line.

"Companies are beginning to realize that today's economic and legislative realities have broadened the scope of payroll beyond its basic function of paying employees," said Amy Mason, vice president of Specialty Services Division, ADP Major Accounts. "PayExpert is the first solution that lifts this burden off employers and allows them to focus on maintaining and growing their business."

CUSTOMIZED FLEXIBILITY AND CAPABILITIES

ADP PayExpert handles all aspects of a client's payroll process, significantly reducing administrative time and risks associated with government mandated compliance errors. In addition, employee data is collected and calculated electronically by ADP, virtually eliminating calculation and reporting errors and ensuring accurate payroll processing, tax filing and deposits. In addition, ADP PayExpert handles all employee inquiries in a timely fashion.

Customized solutions can be implemented to incorporate unique client scheduling requirements and company policies. ADP PayExpert also provides companies with a number of customized reporting capabilities, providing critical decision-making support. These reports help companies spot trends, improve employee scheduling, and track vital company statistics.

ACCURATE PAYCHECKS = POSITIVE MORALE

With ADP PayExpert, employees have the option of receiving paper checks or direct deposit, which helps eliminate payroll discrepancies that lead to additional administrative tasks. ADP PayExpert allows companies to precisely calculate employee hours through a new sophisticated timekeeping system and displays payroll and benefits information printed directly on earning statements.

ADP PayExpert also handles responses to employee inquiries in a timely fashion.

"We encountered a number of problems with our previous payroll system that resulted in personnel not receiving the proper amount of pay, getting overpaid or not paid at all. To eliminate these payroll errors and restore our employee's faith in the payroll system, we turned the process over to ADP PayExpert," said Gregg Hartman, vice president and general manager, LPM Holding Co., Inc., the largest contract food management company in New England and the 30th largest in the country. "Since we outsourced this service, employee morale has improved and we have saved significantly by eliminating unnecessary administrative processing and increasing the efficiency of the payroll process."

ADP PayExpert is ideal for companies experiencing high growth; high turnover in the payroll department; the need for payroll and tax regulation expertise; decentralized remote location coordination of payroll data; or are outgrowing a PEO (employee leasing) relationship.

SEAMLESS TRANSITION

To ensure a smooth and efficient transition into ADP PayExpert, an ADP Implementation Consultant conducts an on-site evaluation of the existing payroll process to become familiar with every aspect of a company's operation. Each account is managed by ADP specialists who have successfully completed Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) training and are qualified to handle all payroll timely and accurately.

ABOUT ADP

ADP (NYSE:AUD), with more than $4 billion in annual revenues and more than 425,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. Founded in 1949, ADP provides computerized transaction processing, data communications, software, and information services in virtually every industry. ADP Employer Services is the world's largest provider of payroll services and human resource information systems (HRIS). It offers a comprehensive range of benefits, payroll and business tax deposit and reporting, time and attendance, 401(k) record keeping and unemployment compensation management services.

In addition, ADP provides securities transaction processing and investor communications services to the brokerage and financial communities, industry-specific computing and consulting services to auto and truck dealers and computerized automated auto repair estimating and auto parts availability services to the auto repair industry.

CONTACT: Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland

Linda Strauss

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Michael Klein

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