Im in your department,in talks with management about blocking access to the internet during working hours....Id better sit down cos I feel a strike coming on..
A system involving collective bargaining of wages, with no focus on individual performance, and promotion/pay increases based on longevity rather than merit will never encourage efficiency or productivity.
Our payroll manager was a grade VI and was doing very similar work had responsibility for a payroll of 5000. He was co-ordinating a weekly, 2 weekly, 4 weekly and monthly payrolls was paid at grade VI level.