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CIPP National Forums 2020
Due to the pandemic and lockdown, this year’s series of National Forummeetings were delivered online via Adobe Connect
Dates and sponsors The National Forum meetings were delivered, as follows: 5 May – sponsor: Cintra HR & Payroll Services 13 May – sponsor: PayDashboard 19 May – sponsor: shared services forum uk 11 June 26 June – sponsor: ADP The speakers Nick Day , founder, JGA Recruitment Group Paul Gibbons MCIPPdip , chief operating officer, PayDashboard Mared Griffiths , associate, Eversheds Sutherland Stuart Hall MCIPPdip MA PGMdip , non- executive director, CIPP Sally Isaacs , legal director, Eversheds Sutherland Lizabeth Lay MSc FCIPPdip FHEA ACIPD , non-executive director, CIPP Jade Linton , HR business partner/associate director – employment, Thursfield Legal Limited Samantha Mann MAAT MCIPPdip , policy and research technical lead, CIPP Gemma Mullis ACIPP, policy and research officer, CIPP Lora Murphy ACIPP, policy and research officer, CIPP Jeff Phipps, managing director UK & Ireland, ADP Kirsty Rogers, partner – employment, DWF Katie Sharpe MCIPPdip, non-executive director, CIPP Carsten Staehr FCIPP, chief executive officer, Cintra HR & Payroll Services Jill Smith MCIPPdip, policy operations manager Cliff Vidgeon BA (Hons) CMA ACIS FCIPP, non-executive director, CIPP Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip AFHEA, non-executive director, CIPP
Introduction session Stuart Hall, Lizabeth Lay, Katie Sharpe, Cliff Vidgeon and Clare Warrington shared the role of opening and leading the Forum meetings and introducing the speakers and fielding attendees’ questions. Their introduction session included an update on a range of issues, covering: ● information about the CIPP, including an update about online resources. The CIPP’s coronavirus hub includes all relevant news items, links to guidance, FAQs and policy webcasts to keep members up to date ● reminder and request to members to update their address and preferences for receipt of Professional magazine ● notice that training courses have moved to virtual classroom delivery ● announcement of launch of the new BA programme – delivered online in conjunction with Lincoln University – which is available as a top-up qualification to those who have completed the Foundation Degree, or previously the Diploma, qualifications. Legislative update Samantha Mann, Gemma Mullis, Lora Murphy and Jill Smith delivered these sessions. The first of the two sessions focused exclusively on the pandemic’s impact, covering statutory sick pay (SSP) changes, and the introduction and evolution of the coronavirus job retention scheme, the self-employment income support scheme, and the effects on a wide range of other policies. The policies affected include: postponement of the off-payroll working reforms until 6 April 2021, suspension of gender pay gap reporting in 2019, easing of right to work checks, relaxation
of annual leave rules, time to pay arrangements; plus much more. The second session covered ‘business-as-usual’ issues, such as real-time class 1A National Insurance contributions, changes to the employment allowance, extension of rules for written statement of employment particulars, modifications to the rights of agency workers (e.g. entitlement to a key information document), creation of single enforcement body, student loans administration and reconciliation procedures, introduction of entitlement to statutory parental bereavement leave and pay, proposed reforms to SSP, national minimum wage amendments (e.g. calculation year), ongoing consultations (e.g. carer’s leave). Numerous attendees’ questions were responded to. Key payroll thought leadership Carsten Staehr delivered this session, which covered several issues comprising: how technology will change the payroll function, increased compliance requirements, lessons learned from the pandemic, and what the next generation of payroll professionals will look like. Cloud computing will become the norm, there will be increased integration along with instant payment revolution, more robotics and AI, voice recognition, growing use of chatbots, and recognition of the strategic importance of payroll data. Key attributes for the future payroll professional include: the ability to think strategically, a love for new technology, very agile attitude, top communicators, and legislation knowledge. In summary, the future is bright; payroll will become more influential than ever; and will move away from data processing to being a strategic function.
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | September 2020 | Issue 63 8
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