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The Global Payroll Awards 2020 – the winners A RECORD number of submissions for the Global Payroll Association’s 2020 awards, more than double that of 2019, made the shortlisting process even more difficult than usual. Congratulations to the winners of The Global Payroll Awards 2020. Transformation Project of the Year 2020 (sponsored by immedis) – Cambridge Education Group In-Country Payroll Provider of the Year 2020 – Datassist Professional Employment Organisation of the Year (sponsored by Ceridian) – Acumen International Payroll Manager of the Year 2020 (sponsored by cloudpay) – Michelle Melia, Paycheck Plus Innovation Award 2020 – cloudpay Global Mobility Provider of the Year 2020 – Crowe UK Payroll Consultant of the Year 2020 – Kate Upcraft, Kate Upcraft Consultancy Payroll Team of the Year 2020 (sponsored by TMF Group) – Tate and Lyle Payroll Software Supplier of the Year 2020 (sponsored by HRTech247.com) – Ceridian International Payments Provider of the Year 2020 (sponsored by Cintra) – Cambridge Global Payments Global Payroll Supplier of the Year 2020 – iiPay Payroll Student of the Year 2020 (sponsored by CIPP) – Aine Crawley, Paycheck Plus Payroll Specialist Of The Year 2020 – Renier van Essen, Nmbrs GPA Outstanding Award 2020 – Dataplan Payroll Ltd The Judges Award 2020 – Nmbrs
Civica acquires Equiniti HR Solutions THE HUMAN resources (HR) and payroll business of Equiniti Group plc, HR Solutions, has been acquired by Civica, a global leader in software for public services. HR Solutions provides payroll solutions across a range of markets, including the National Health Service where it is one of three leading payroll providers. The acquisition will strengthen Civica’s existing integrated HR, payroll and time and attendance capability, as well as complement the Group’s broad suite of workforce management solutions. It will expand Civica’s presence and momentum in Northern Ireland, increase the scale of Civica’s activity and extend delivery of the Group’s payroll solutions into core markets such as the health sector. Wayne Story, Civica Group chief execuitve officer (CEO), said: “The acquisition strengthens our capability to help customers ensure efficient and high quality payroll activities, as well as building on our broad solutions for workforce management. We look forward to supporting our new and existing customers in delivering their people strategies using our innovative cloud software and solutions.” Guy Wakeley, Equiniti Group plc chief executive officer, said “HR Solutions is joining a business which provides payroll software and services to 500 organisations around the UK, and will provide an opportunity for the business to scale and grow. We wish our colleagues the best of luck for the future.” IR35 Shield partners with Markel Tax OFF-PAYROLL COMPLIANCE solution IR35 Shield (www. ir35shield.co.uk) has announced that its status assessments will be underwritten by specialist insurer, Markel Tax, whose insurance policy covers, amongst other things, all defence costs in the event of a status challenge by HMRC including any resulting tax liability and penalties. Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of IR35 Shield, said: “It was important for us to partner with a prestigious and specialist tax insurer like Markel Tax.”
AI taskforce launched THE TRADES Union Congress (TUC) has launched a new taskforce to look at the creeping role of artificial intelligence (AI) in managing people at work. The launch comes as the TUC report, Technology managing people: the worker experience (http://bit.ly/38t4E2M), reveals that many workers have concerns over the use of AI and technology in the workplace: ● one in seven (15%) say that monitoring and surveillance at work has increased since the pandemic ● six in ten (60%) say that unless carefully regulated, using technology to make decisions about people at work could increase unfair treatment in the workplace ● fewer than one in three (31%) say they are consulted when any new forms of technology are introduced ● more than half of workers (56%) say introducing new technologies to monitor the workplace damages trust between workers and employers. AI is increasingly being used as a tool to manage people, including selecting candidates for interview, day-to-day line management, performance ratings, shift allocation and deciding who is disciplined or made redundant. AI-powered technologies are being used to analyse facial expressions, tone of voice and accents to assess candidates’ suitability for roles. The report highlights how AI is being utilised by employers to analyse team dynamics and personality types when making restructuring decisions. The taskforce will bring together experts from trade unions and the legal world to develop new proposals for protecting workers from ‘punitive’ forms of performance management by AI and other types of new technology. In 2021, in partnership with AI law experts, the taskforce will publish a legal report on how the needs of workers and trade unions should be recognised in the use of AI at work. Frances O’Grady, the TUC general secretary, said: “ tech must be used to make working lives better – not to rob people of their dignity.”
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