Professional September 2019

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CIPP National Forums 2019

This year’s series of well-attended National Forummeetings featured stimulating and lively discussions across a range of topics

Introduction session Jason Davenport, Stuart Hall, Ros Hendren, Lizabeth Lay, Jill Smith, Karen Thomson, Cliff Vidgeon and Ian Whyteside shared the role of opening and leading the Forum meetings and introducing the speakers and fielding attendees’ questions. The introduction included a CIPP update, covering: ● ● information about the CIPP, including the new edition of the Compact Payroll Reference Book ● ● making the most of your membership ● ● MSc in strategic leadership ● ● #bepayroll ● ● National Payroll Week 2019 – Keeping the UK paid ● ● finding the CIPP. Ros Hendren MSc FCIPPdip CMgr FCMIdip FHEA , non-executive director, CIPP Lizabeth Lay MSc FCIPPdip , non- executive director, CIPP Helen Livesey , senior business director, The speakers Jill Bonehill , account manager, CIPP Diana Bruce MCIPPdip , s enior policy liaison officer, CIPP Benjamin Carter BA (Hons) FCIPPdip, payroll trainer, CIPP Rachel Chalmers , reward manager, Ernst & Young LLP Jason Davenport MCIPP , chair, CIPP Louise Gray ChMCIPP , payroll manager operations and delivery, PwC Stuart Hall MCIPPdip MA PGMdip , non-executive director, CIPP Helen Hargreaves MSc ChFCIPPdip FHEA ACIPD , associate director of policy, CIPP

IR35 / off-payroll working in the private sector These sessions, which were delivered by Paul Tucker, Louise Gray, Rachel Chalmers, Karen Thomson, and representatives from HMRC, covered various aspects of the extension to the private sector from 6 April 2020 of the off-payroll rules currently operating in the public sector. Delegates received advice on how to proceed, and to whom the rules will apply. Cardiff, 22 May Glasgow, 6 June Newcastle, 18 June – sponsor: Cintra HR & Payroll Services London, 12 & 13 June – sponsor: Corvid Paygate London, 10 & 11 July Birmingham, 17 July – sponsor: Hays Webinar, 10 July Locations and sponsors The National Forum meetings were held at venues across the UK from May to July, as follows: Bristol, 2 May – sponsor: XCD Belfast, 9 May Manchester, 16 May Tim Scott and Graeme Walker delivered these sessions, which included a look at payroll in the past and today, and ideas of what payroll will look like on the future. How did we manage without payroll software? These sessions which were delivered by Stuart Hall and Carsten Staehr looked at possibilities in the future, including How did we survive before payroll software?

Legislative update Ben Carter, Helen Hargreaves, Samantha Mann and Jill Smith delivered these sessions, which provided coverage of a wide range of topics and issues, including: Welsh rate of income tax; employment allowance; student loans; payslips; apprenticeships; minimum wage; changes to RTI reporting; workplace pensions; fair and decent work; increasing pay transparency; holiday pay guidance; off- payroll working. The sessions also set out the role and activities of the CIPP policy and research team, which includes running Think Tanks / surveys / forums, responding to consultation documents, and publishing Payroll: need to know, the devolution matrix, and further information and guidance. Carsten Staehr FCIPP, chief executive officer, Cintra HR & Payroll Services Karen Thomson MSc ChFCIPPdip FHEA, non-executive director, CIPP; partner, head of payroll & employee services, ArmstrongWatson Paul Tucker, e mployment tax partner, Smith & Williamson LLP Chris Turnbull, head of product & marketing, Corvid Paygate Cliff Vidgeon FCIPP , non-executive director, CIPP Graeme Walker, XCD Ian Whyteside FMAAT MCIPP ATT , non-executive director, CIPP Hays Payroll Management Samantha Mann MAAT MCIPPdip , senior policy and research officer, CIPP Tim Scott, payroll product manager, XCD Jill Smith MCIPPdip, policy manager, CIPP

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