Payroll & HR Services for Professional Firms

In the professional services industry, your people are your product and managing them properly is key to maintaining quality, meeting deadlines, and growing sustainably.

At Morton Moore, we offer end-to-end Payroll and HR solutions tailored specifically for consultants, lawyers, engineers, creatives, and other service-based professionals. From paying staff accurately to developing policies that keep your team aligned, we ensure your people systems are efficient, compliant, and growth-ready.

Monthly Payroll Processing

We run accurate, on-time payroll so you can focus on your firm, not payslips.

• PAYE, UIF, SDL calculations
• IRP5s and EMP501 reconciliations
• Digital payslips delivered securely
• Director and partner payroll structures
• Commission and bonus calculation where applicable

HR Admin & Documentation

We help you formalise your people processes.

• Employment contracts tailored to your profession
• Onboarding packs and induction templates
• Leave management systems
• HR handbooks and policies (disciplinary, performance, etc.)

Performance & Growth Tools

Support your team’s development and build a high-performance culture.

• Appraisal templates and performance reviews
• KPIs linked to role and project objectives
• Staff utilisation and capacity planning
• Succession planning for key staff or partners

Accuracy & Compliance

• We protect your business from costly errors, late submissions, and SARS penalties.

Built for Professionals

• Our tools support time tracking, billing, team collaboration, and remote work setups.

Human-Focused Advisory

• Need help resolving a people issue, or hiring the right role? We’re a call away, not just a back-office processor.

Growth-Ready Systems

• Whether you have 2 people or 200, we scale your payroll and HR systems accordingly, with easy-to-understand dashboards and policies.

Let us take the complexity out of compliance, paperwork, and admin, so you can build a team that drives your firm forward.

Our Clients Include:

• Law firms managing billable and support staff
• Accounting and consulting practices with multiple teams
• Creative or marketing agencies scaling up fast
• Engineering or architectural firms with project-based hires
• Freelancers needing basic payroll for themselves or small teams