POLICY HUB
On your behalf
Discover what the CIPP’s policy and research team has been doing on behalf of you, our members, and the wider payroll profession in the past month Policy team update
S eptember was filled with celebrations for National Payroll Week 2024 (NPW). LinkedIn was alive with posts from all of you acknowledging our wonderful profession through various events and lots of wonderful cakes.
hosted by Portfolio Payroll. The first was held on 4 September in London and was supported by Sarah, while the second took place in Manchester on 5 September, supported by Mathew. The range of free webinars provided throughout the week were all well attended and provided some great insights to the profession. It was truly a week well celebrated by payroll professionals and hopefully it will continue to gain support as we all strive to help each other and raise awareness of the fantastic work we do. Samantha O’Sullivan, CIPP policy and advisory lead, and Jason Davenport, CIPP CEO, had the pleasure of attending the Labour party conference which took place on the week commencing 23 September. It was a great opportunity to build on the success of gaining support from ministers of the new government, Rachael Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, endorsing the work of the CIPP in both raising the profile of payroll professionals and supporting the development of policies through the ongoing engagement with government. You can view the correspondence from the Chancellor here: https://ow.ly/ mssS50Tgusn. Mathew delivered a short presentation to a roundtable of payroll industry leaders at the Payzar event in London on 12 September. Exploring the new Labour government and the impacts future policy and legislative changes will have on payroll professionals across the country.
Forums Sam, Mathew and Sarah attended several forums between them during September, including: l Department for Work and Pensions Small Pots Delivery Group l Employment and Payroll Group (EPG) l Expenses & Benefits EPG sub-group meeting l Accessible Payroll Giving l HM Revenue and Customs Expert Panel. The team sits on these forums to ensure our members’ feedback is provided at government level. We will always update you on our findings and information provided through these groups, via Professional and News Online . If you have any issues you would like to raise at any of these professional forums, please email policy@cipp.org.uk. And just like that, we’re another month closer to the end of the year and I’m sure there’s something big happening in October! We hope to see you at our Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024 (ACE24) at the Celtic Manor Resort on 2-3 October. n
National Payroll Week On 2 September, CIPP policy and research officers Mathew Akrigg and Sarah Smith kick-started this year’s event with a Policy Update webinar. Later that evening, the NPW launch event was held at the beautiful Sky Garden in London. The whole policy team was delighted to be in attendance, with the opportunity to meet and greet those who could make it. On 3 September, Sarah attended the Payroll Careers: Opening Doors to Your Future Success event in London, especially aimed at those just starting in the profession or those who are looking to further progress their careers. Clare Warrington, CIPP chair, presented two breakfast briefing legislative updates,
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