PAYROLL PETS
Modern life is incredibly busy. Combining work and home life can be a balancing act, and recently, we’ve all been exposed to considerable uncertainty. Pets can really help our mental well-being and help us find some solace and stability in difficult times. We asked you, the payroll professionals, to show us your pets.
Here are just a few of your wonderful furry and feathered friends...
Name: Dottie and Lola Sent by: Angela Clow, presales solutions consultant EMEA, OneSource Virtual “My beautiful little ladies are either snoozing or playing. Seeing them cuddled up together or wrestling always brings a smile to my face. Just having them around me every day helps me and they’re always a good talking point on calls, especially when you can hear Dottie snoring really loudly in the background. Or when I have to run off quick to ‘save the post’.”
Name: Henry Sent by: Angela Adams MCIPPdip , payroll advisory officer, the CIPP “Henry keeps me company while I’m busy answering members’ questions on Advisory and always comes for a quick cuddle two or three times a day. “He does give me a nudge as well around lunchtime to remind me to have my lunch and to have a play in the garden with him. And believe it or not, he knows when the day is almost over and I get another nudge for a cuddle about 4.30 … but I work until 5.30 – bless him, how my working life has changed.”
Name: Mr Prince Sent by: Hannah Jones ACIPP, payroll administrator, Leeds University Union “This is my new assistant of seven months, Mr Prince, the pension puss. Seven months ago, we had a relative pass and Prince was left alone in their house. My son and I took him in, and he’s stayed here since. He is a lover of the Teams meeting, often found sitting in the background taking notes and is always available to step in when required. Sometimes his reactions to a bit of pension adjustment work aren’t always too favourable though – pension puss needs to pull his weight a bit more.”
Name: Molly and Lucky Sent by: Paul Eccleston MCIPP, on behalf of his stepdaughter , Rebecca Shinton, payroll officer, University of Wolverhampton “During lockdown, Rebecca worked from home, and during the last two years, both Molly and Lucky have been great company for Rebecca as she lives by herself. “Although Molly and Lucky don’t get on (they are a typical cat and dog) there’s an understanding between them that neither will cross paths during the day, hence the stand-off in the picture.”
If you’ve submitted your payroll pet to us and they’re not included, you’ll see them in a future issue of Professional .
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | November 2022 | Issue 85 58
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