Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
Editor’s comment
I love spring – more sun, rising temperature, bloom and blossom, and bright/light apparel supplanting dark/ dense garments. But a miserable recurring downside at this
for the Chancellor to extend similar intermediaries rules to the private sector from, say, April 2018. Given the importance of pensions, it would be surprising if there were no savings related pronouncements in tomorrow’s Budget. Could any announcement affect the perceived crisis in pensions (page 37)? Maybe key announcements arising out of the automatic enrolment review will feature in the second 2017 Budget (page 38)? And might the impending changes to salary sacrifice – which were initially signalled in Budget 2016 – beneficially impact pensions savings (page 39)?
The focus for me over the past few months has been looking specifically at how we can bring more people into the CIPP family; either as board directors, fellow, full or associate members or by more people being educated in payroll through our training and qualifications or through our special interest group online forums. At the moment I’m paying particular attention to National Payroll Week, which takes place the first week in September. I’ve been privileged to spend time recently with the Canadian Payroll Association to find out how they celebrate this special week. This year we will be putting a #spotlightonpayroll and launching a new level of membership during National Payroll Week taking place 4–8 September – watch out for more exciting information about time of year, however, is the Budget, which – as I’m writing this on 7 March – is being delivered tomorrow. (Well, okay, Budgets aren’t bad as they help keep us employed.) Thankfully, this particular blight on the delight of spring is being banished as this year the UK moves timing of delivery to the autumn. You’ll find four articles in the payroll insight section covering imminent or potential changes that arise to some extent out of earlier Budgets: salary sacrifice (page 18), modern employment practices (page 14), sickness absence ideas (page 20), and intermediaries in the public sector (page 16). One announcement tomorrow (or in the autumn Budget) that I imagine could well cause chaos and perhaps uproar would be
Mike Nicholas MCIPP AMBCS Editor
Chair’s message
this over the coming months – and I’ll be working with the team to tell the world how incredibly special payroll people are, and what an important role payroll plays in every company. There are lots of things coming up over the next few months in the payroll calendar, and I’m asking all our members and readers to continue doing the fabulous job you are already doing. Keep up with your learning, keep logging your continuing professional development, and think about what more you might like to do to further your own personal development and your career.
Eira Hammond FCIPPdip Chair, CIPP
So here I am, six months in as your CEO and the time has just flown by. Do I have a mid-term report? I’ve CEO’s message
to set our vision, plans and direction to get us to that place where we start to become world class. Many of you recently completed our market insight survey and that contribution has helped us focus in areas you have identified. In addition, with the full support and agreement of the board, we are seeking to become more inclusive with any organisation, company or consultancy engaged in promoting payroll in UK plc and I have started discussions with many of these, large and small, to ensure we are a collaborative voice.
had chance to review all areas of our operations within the CIPP to ensure we are able to act as a standard bearer in payroll,
pensions and reward for all our members, and the industry, at all levels in the UK. And it’s fair to say our portfolio of services range from excellent to, perhaps, needs improvement. I want all our members (and non-members who participate) to feel that their training, qualifications and membership, as well as attendance at forums and conferences, is world class quality. So, how are we doing? There have been changes to our management and administration functions and during April the management team and I are hosting a strategy day with the board
Ken Pullar FCIPP Chief executive officer, CIPP
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Issue 29 | April 2017
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