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Provide feedback to NEST on the usability of their on-line systems Discuss with NEST prospective changes to their systems
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iii) Seek information from NEST on how to use their system most effectively and agree how best to communicate that to other CIPP members.
NEST is proposing to host the first user group session in their Canary Wharf offices but, whilst the first meeting will be in London the intention is that there should be quarterly meetings of the group which will, subject to the availability of suitable venues, be held in different parts of the UK. If your organisation is a NEST user, or you engage with NEST on behalf of your clients, and you are interested in being a member of one of these user groups please contact policy titling your email ‘ NEST user group ’ and indicating whether you would like to be a member of the employer or the agent group. The intention is that each user group should be made up of approximately 10 NEST user representatives and therefore if more than 10 volunteers apply to be members it may not be able to accept every request. It would therefore be helpful if you could set out in a few words why you want to be a member and what experience you will bring to the group.
Whilst these will be separate groups initially NEST will review in the future whether to have joint meetings and how they can work together.
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CIPP response to NMW consultation on salaried workers and salary sacrifice 6 March 2019
The CIPP has submitted its formal response to the National Minimum Wage consultation on salaried workers and salary sacrifice.
The CIPP policy and research team published a survey (with questions that mirror those asked within the consultation paper) that offered the opportunity for payroll professionals to provide their views on the questions asked within the consultation paper. The survey ran from January until 22 February 2019 and received 177 responses. Thank you to all those who took the time an effort to contribute. CIPP and its members wish to acknowledge the value of National Minimum Wage (NMW) legislation which seeks to protect workers against the most egregious employers. We do not condone behaviour that intentionally seeks to avoid payment of the minimum wage and our response seeks to address improvements that can be made to NMW Regulations that enable the majority of employers, who strive to be good employers, to provide fair and decent work and working conditions that comply with legislation that is written to fit within modern pay operations and practices of the 21st Century. Payroll professionals together with their software developers play an instrumental role in ensuring good levels of employer compliance with NMW Regulations and are the first to recognise the importance of well written legislation that represents modern working practices. Key Findings from the CIPP survey All regular payment cycles should be allowed within the definition of salaried hours work to bring the operation of NMW in to line with other pay calculations e.g. PAYE income tax, Class 1 National Insurance Contributions and Automatic enrolment. This would benefit: o workers within sectors who could then benefit from equalised payments made throughout the year and not be subject to hardship caused by seasonal ‘peaks and troughs’ of demand that affect availability of working hours, o employers whose compliance would increase. Many employers are unaware of this divergence between NMW regulations and other pay/employment tax operation, We are hopeful that this consultation marks the beginning of ongoing conversation as to how the NMW Regulations can be updated to achieve this essential aspiration.
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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