Professional March 2020

My CIPP

So, you’re amember of the CIPP – brilliant! You are receiving this magazine and are aware of the useful articles and news updates which it brings; but are you aware of the other benefits available to you? CIPP membership benefits

Be recognised Being a member of the CIPP sets you apart from other professionals within the industry. Those of you who are associate, full, fellow or Chartered members will be able to use the CIPP’s designatory letters after your name on your social media profiles, email signatures and business cards, therefore demonstrating your value as a CIPP member to your colleagues and peers. You’ll have a membership certificate which you can display with pride, and you will be able to vote at the CIPP’s annual general meeting to determine who represents your Institute on the CIPP board of directors – you may even choose to stand for a board position yourself. Be knowledgeable Stay up to date, solve problems and save time with our knowledge resources. We know, because you told us, that you are a member to keep up to date – and we have a vast array of resources available to enable you to do just that, including: ● National forums – if you have not booked already book your place on one of our national forums running in May and June. Held following the Budget, these events are free to attend for associate, full, fellow and Chartered members of the CIPP to provide you with the latest legislative updates. And, if you can’t get to a face-to-face event, we run a national forum webinar which you can attend live online, or access through My CIPP after it has taken place. ● Payroll: need to know – your guide to UK payroll legislation and reporting – this essential guide is produced by the CIPP policy and research team who use their knowledge of payroll and pensions legislation to maintain and update this

● £100 off our other face-to-face training courses ● discounts off our online training portfolio, such as the ‘off-payroll working’ webinar. Be supported, and supportive Be part of a community where you can collaborate with, share, learn from and support other professionals. This includes: ● access to the CIPP’s Advisory Service to support you with technical and legislative queries as they arise; the team has over ninety years of combined experience and form part of the wider policy and research team so have access to the latest legislative developments and information ● Specialist Interest Groups (SIGs) available online to share experiences and ask other members within the same industry as yourself for insights and ideas ● annual benchmarking exercise available to full, fellow and Chartered members which enables you to compare your payroll with others who have completed the survey – results are completely anonymous, and the report will help inform payroll business decisions. Whatever stage of your career, the CIPP can support you. Our membership

indexed summary of news and links to payroll, pensions and employment legislation. The team issue an updated guide fortnightly so you can be assured that you have the most up to date information to hand. ● The Compact Payroll Reference Book – introduced to the CIPP benefits portfolio in 2019, this book is known as the ‘Payroll Bible’ and includes current tax and National Insurance tables, together with as much information as is likely to be required during the tax year. associate, full, fellow and Chartered members will be sent the book automatically as part of their tax pack following the start of the new tax year. Your tax pack will also include other benefits such as: ❍ CIPP payroll factcard ❍ CIPP payroll factpen ❍ CIPP wallplanner. ● Policy webcasts – throughout the year, the CIPP policy team release updates on topical issues relating to legislation changes, including the Budget webcast which will be released shortly after 11 March. These are available at any time and can be accessed through My CIPP. Be developed Take advantage of the vast opportunities and our professional development resources to grow your career, develop your team or grow your business. Members of the CIPP can benefit from: ● online continuing professional development (CPD) logging tool, enabling you to log your learning objectives and progress towards achieving these throughout your membership year ● 50% off our ‘payroll and HR legislation update’ and ‘calculating a payslip’ training courses

levels are: ● affiliate ● Associate ● full ● Chartered full ● fellow ● Chartered fellow

If you are unsure where you are on your membership journey, or want to find out about upgrading your membership, contact the membership team on 0121 712 1073 or email membership@cipp.org.uk .

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Issue 58 | March 2020

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