As the levels of excitement in the run up to Christmas reach fever pitch, City Lit , the adult training course provider, decided to embrace the festive spirit and release some fun facts about Father Christmas, what sort of courses he would enrol on and what his job title would be. The study found that if Santa was *real* he would most likely be Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the North Pole and would command a basic salary of £120,000 per annum, in addition to a huge £30,000 bonus should all 2.2 billion children receive their Christmas presents in a timely fashion on Christmas morning. The company also identified the courses that would be most beneficial to Santa and his elves in order to help them prepare for 25 December every year. The courses suggested for Santa were ‘meditation and stress management’, ‘contemporary culture’ and ‘data analysis and statistics’. These courses were designed to help him manage the stress of having such tight deadlines, to learn foreign languages and to help him to collect data from all 2.2 billion children he has to deliver presents to. The courses that would help the elves were listed as ‘introduction to clothes making’, ‘jewellery making’ and ‘social media & blogging’. The skills obtained from these classes are more practical but would help Santa in his role ahead of the big day.
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Research suggests that 60% of employees in the retail sector have received incorrect pay 24 December 2019 The payroll and human resource software and service provider, Zellis has published the results of a survey of 650 British retail employees relating to the topic of pay. The findings show that over half of respondents reported mistakes in relation to their pay (61%) and almost a third stated that they had been paid late at least once (29%). The research suggests that there are wider implications for individuals who are paid incorrectly and where they aren’t paid on time, as 32% of responders missed direct debit payments, 29% had to go into their overdraft facility and 25% have incurred bank and interest charges. This is particularly pertinent as other research has highlighted that those who work in the retail industry are more likely to suffer financially, with 68% of workers reporting that they suffer from money worries. The findings demonstrate how important it is for payroll departments to ensure that they are fully compliant with legislation and that they process payrolls correctly in the first instance, as a bad payroll experience meant that 35% of people would start to distrust their employer and 32% reported that it made them feel as though their employer didn’t care about their financial wellbeing. The same proportion admitted that it made them feel less engaged and lowered their motivation levels at work. A substantial 15% even confirmed that they had actually left at least one retail role as a result of a negative payroll experience.
Helen Hargreaves, Associate Director of Policy at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), commented:
“In the retail sector, where levels of staff turnover are high, shift patterns are seasonal, and large numbers of employees receive the National Minimum Wage, running a reliable and sophisticated payroll function is no easy task. With staff working extra hours and overtime at this time of year, retailers must guarantee the right information is communicated to the payroll team so that each person receives their fair pay for the work completed. January is a notorious month for poor financial wellbeing, so these companies would do much to boost employee trust and engagement if they ensure December payslips are accurate and on-time.”
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