W8 – Managing sickness and grievance procedures Jade Linton, senior associate solicitor, Thursfields Solicitors
W11 – Integrated payroll and HR – how technology can link the future of payroll and HR
John Pearce, senior vice president, payroll and treasury, CloudPay
In this interactive session Jade advised on the law as it applies to managing sickness absence and grievance procedures. Attendees left
John explored how automation enables an integrated solution that drives performance
this introductory session with an understanding of the relevant legislative framework with a better understanding of how to address the day to day scenarios as they arise.
while elevating the role of both payroll and HR functions, giving companies the tools to benchmark performance and manage resources in a sophisticated, data-driven way. He examined how a customer benefitted from robotic process automation and global shared service centres.
W9 – An introduction to payroll giving Mervi Slade , payroll giving
W13 – The blind side – Interactive exercise in developing an eye for accuracy Hugh Murray FCIPD , director, Scott Bradbury
specialist, Cancer Research UK Kresh Verasamy ACIPP , payroll and systems specialist, Cancer Research UK Mervi and Kresh shared an introduction to payroll giving from why to how, covering: what it is, how it works, the benefit of the scheme to employees, employers and charities, and practical implication to payroll from the payroll manager’s point of view.
Hugh lead an interactive exercise in developing an eye for accuracy, giving attendees
insight into why all human beings make mistakes and practical examples of what they can do to reduce error in payroll and pensions.
W14 – Off-payroll working in the private sector – what it means for you Karen Thomson MSc
W10 – There’s more to payroll than payroll Ben Hancock MSc ChFCIPP, head of payment services, London School of Economics Ian Hodson MSc ChMCIPPdip , head of reward – deputy director of human resources, University of Lincoln
ChFCIPPdip FHEA, director – group payroll services, Armstrong Watson LLP Karen looked at the following from the perspective of employers and payroll service
providers: what the legislation entails, to whom do the new rules apply, and how the CEST tool support employers in determining employment status.
Ben and Ian reviewed the career pathways available to payroll professionals and sought to
inspire those with a background in payroll to develop into senior roles within the profession, and the various options available such as HR, finance and reward. The pair also looked at the soft skills required to succeed at a senior level.
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