GLOBAL PAYROLL MAGAZINE
03
Foreword
August is a strange time for the global payroll community. As people fly away to enjoy holiday leave we can find ourselves left behind, ensuring that employees have wages to spend during their time away while searching for the space to take a break ourselves. This month in 04:05 we look at ways payroll professionals can tackle the challenges of the great vacation juggling act without dropping any balls! We also have your holiday reading sewn up with articles exploring paying global contractors, navigating talent challenges in Australia , what the King’s speech revealed about the new government’s approach to UK employment law and a deeper dive into Labour’s proposals and promises . A former GPA award winner is back in the spotlight as Daniel Bishop, our Payroll Student of the Year 2023, explains how his gaming skills became an unexpected asset as he began his career.
And, a fortnight after payroll emerged unscathed from the Microsoft/CrowdStrike global IT outage, Zennie Sjölund reminds us about the importance of payroll contingency plans . Something we know all too well is that - whether it be a transformation failure, a cybersecurity breach or software-related - the payroll process can be disrupted by forces outside our control . Do you have an alternate way to access essential data when the tech we rely on goes awry? Several media outlets approached me for comment on the IT outage and, after the same questions came up repeatedly, I was reminded that people on the ‘outside’ can find it hard to understand what payroll is and what payroll professionals do. Every month in 04:05 , we are proud to share the words and knowledge of global payroll experts and showcase the wide range of talent our industry contains.
CEO Global Payroll Association Melanie Pizzey
Contacts The Global Payroll Association , 49 Greek St, Soho, London W1D 4EG. Tel: +44 (0)203 871 8870 Melanie Pizzey - CEO and 04:05 Executive Editor: melanie@globalpayrollassociation.com Rich Robins - 04:05 Designer: hello@megandmore.co.uk Hayleigh Blinkhorne - events/vendors/advertising: hayleigh@globalpayrollassociation.com General enquiries/mentor scheme/training : info@globalpayrollassociation.com Michael Baer - US contributor: mike@globalpayrollassociation.com Nilufer Gul - GM APAC/Australia: nilufer@globalpayrollassociation.com Tel: +61 (0)413 749 714
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