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Pay rises fall ACCORDING TO the latest research from pay analysts XpertHR, pay rises have fallen to their lowest level since summer 2020. Provisional analysis shows that in the three months to the end of January 2021 the median basic pay award was worth 1%, compared to a median 2% in the rolling quarter to the end of December 2020. Among the total sample of pay settlements recorded, a third are pay freezes. (https://bit.ly/3lkXWSB) Sheila Attwood, XpertHR pay and benefits editor, said: “The fall in the headline rate of pay awards at the beginning of 2021 reflects the continuing uncertainty in which businesses are operating. The number of organisations choosing to freeze pay rather than make any increase is discouraging, but for many this decision would not have been taken lightly on the back of the effort many employees have put in over the past year.” Silver Cloud HR and Ceridian partnership A STRATEGIC partnership with Ceridian, a global human capital management (HCM) technology company, has been announced by Silver Cloud HR, a leading HR and payroll technology consultancy. Silver Cloud will offer implementation support for Ceridian’s HCM platform, Dayforce, as well as consultancy and managed services to its current customer base across the UK and Europe. The collaboration is part of the Ceridian Partner Network where businesses can access holistic services to modernise their HCM processes. Helen Armstrong, chief executive officer and founder of Silver Cloud HR, commented. “We’re looking forward to adding further value to [Ceridian’s] proposition by preparing our clients for success before, during and after implementation.” Raja Nucho, senior vice president Partnerships & Alliances, Ceridian, said: “Through our partnership, our UKI customers will benefit from integrated solutions and one seamless user experience for all their HR and payroll needs.” ‘No jab, no job’ policies BUSINESSES EAGER to reassure customers and clients that they operate a Covid-19-safe environment may be considering a ‘no jab, no job’ employment policy. However, Howes Percival is warning employers to tread carefully and obtain specific legal advice regarding the implementation of any workplace vaccine policies. While employers are entitled to suggest that staff get vaccinated, if an employee refuses, great care needs to be taken to avoid potential discrimination claims. Commenting on the effect of vaccines to prevent transmission and on the period of immunity they provide, Simon deMaid, partner and employment law expert at Howes Percival, said these raise “concerns about the feasibility of employers requiring vaccination, and highlights questions about the effectiveness of these polices in reducing risk to employers, employees, and customers.”
Accelerate launched SYMATRIX HAS announced the launch of Accelerate, a new suite of out-of-the-box HR, payroll, absence, and recruitment solutions for Oracle Cloud, consisting of three core solutions. Chris Brooks, managing director, Symatrix, explained: “We are seeing a growing demand from large enterprises for a fixed scope HR and payroll product that can be implemented on the Oracle Cloud. With Accelerate, we are delivering affordable entry-level capability in a fast, but realistic time-frame whilst enabling our customers to scale their capability over time to support their strategic business objectives.” The costs of payruns A STUDY recently conducted on behalf of Tide amongst decision makers at businesses with up to fifty employees found that: ● ●each time they run payroll small businesses are spending almost £300, equivalent to over £3,500 annually ● ●10% of UK small business respondents said they spend between £500 and £1,000 each time they run payroll, with 8% paying over £1,000 ● ●on average business leaders spend 2.5 hours each payrun on admin due to complex processes ● ●41% run payroll via dedicated software, with 31% having their accountant take care of it. Ali Travis, vice president of Business Services Tide, said: “Tide is dedicated to simplifying life for small business owners, with payroll being the latest task we’re tackling.” Chris Deeson, UK country leader, KeyPay, said: “Tide Payroll is simple to set up and delivers all aspects of automated payroll; be it compliance, pensions, accounting integrations and of course ultimately payments. This is next generation stuff, because nobody sets up a small business to run payroll, but everyone wants to be paid on time and without fuss.” New offering for businesses expanding globally A NEW partnership with ADP TotalSource has been announced by Globalization Partners, offering global expertise to small and midsized businesses to build and support their global teams. This gives businesses access to in-country experts and support, employee onboarding, HR and payroll-related information, and employment law compliance, enabling a seamless expansion into a country for the business. Nicole Sahin, chief executive officer of Globalization Partners commented that businesses “have a powerful way to build and support their global teams enabling them to get to market quicker and achieve their growth goals faster than they could have imagined.” Brian Michaud, president, HR Outsourcing, ADP said: “International business expansion can be daunting, especially if a business owner is unfamiliar with compliance regulations that differ from the US.”
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| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward |
Issue 69 | April 2021
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