Place on the payroll is a term used to describe the process of hiring an employee and adding them to the company's payroll. This process involves the employer offering a job to the employee, and the employee accepting the job offer. The two crossword solutions for this term are 'EMPLOY' (6 letters) and 'HIRE' (4 letters). Both words refer to the same process of bringing an employee into the company and adding them to the payroll.