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SEPTEMBER 2025
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REGULARS 01 Editor’s comment 02 Chair and CEO messages 04 CIPP update News and developments 05 My CIPP Event horizon, On your behalf, Payroll news, Advisory Q&As, Spotlight on… 11 Personal development BePayroll 14 Compliance Hear the latest updates from the technical panel, hosted by the
FEATURES - ‘ENHANCEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION’
Safeguarding against national minimum
The latest CIPP technical panel updates: looking forward while also reflecting By Mathew Akrigg
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wage risks By Jeni Morris
Payroll Live North By Sarah Winnett
Embracing the future of payroll, now By Lora Murphy
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Feature article – enhancement through education By Jerome Smail
The importance of celebration By Wendy Muirhead
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CIPP, and discover what joint and several liability means for umbrella companies
The CIPP schools project By Ellis Rees
Skills gap in payroll: bridging the divide in 2025 By Saskia Hawkins
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Learn how to channel your inner ‘payroll monk’ when times are stressful and hear from the author of The Value of Payroll on why organisations should pay more attention to the payroll industry Read all about the theme of the current issue – Enhancement through education – and discover what those in industry think about the opportunities now available due to new education offerings
Understanding the true value of payroll By Hayley Paterson
The payroll monk: cultivating calm in the chaos of deadlines By AJ Jain
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Employment law updates: Charity mismanagement, night shift sleeping and a question of holiday pay By Dan Carder
Payroll – the heartbeat of workplace pensions By Dan Donavon
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54 Technology
How can you adopt artificial intelligence in payroll in a way that adds true value?
58 Pensions
BONUS ONLINE CONTENT
Why the pensions industry must place payroll at the very heart of its processes
24 Advancing payroll education at master’s level By Will Blackshaw
46 Investing in the future By Jenny Docherty 48 Managing apprentices: Five things to know By Danny Done 56 The statement of work: A critical tool when transitioning to a new payroll system By Reuben Hughes
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26 A day is a day unless it’s split in two: The Dutch Supreme Court clarifies travel- day income sourcing By Matthew Chin Barnes 28 Smarter spending: Why educating your people on expenses pays off By Andrew May 30 Taylor’s Services Ltd v HMRC: A landmark ruling on travel time and NMW By Paul Chamberlain
Learn about the Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap, and the flurry of announcements which will impact our industry
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We say hello to some of your furry friends
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