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Although February is the shortest month of the year, for the CIPP’s policy and research team it has proven to be one of the busiest. We're eager to share all the activities we've been involved in with you Policy team update
Events The month started off with a visit to Westminster for the launch of The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report on ‘a better tax treatment of pensions’. Policy and research officer, Meena Salhan attended this event and fed back on the report's proposals to the government. Policy lead, Samantha O’Sullivan offered her expertise at The Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers’ (IAB’s) coffee morning, giving an overview of payrolling benefits ahead of the deadline for registering in April 2023. Sam also attended the Good PAYE webinar, as a panellist, to discuss payroll’s role as a key strategic partner and the CIPP’s Future of Payroll report. Policy and research officer, Mathew Akrigg represented the CIPP as a panellist at the Global Payroll Question Time event, which was hosted by Reward Strategy. Global topics were discussed, such as: l remote working l pay-on-demand l how to elevate the payroll profession to engage young people. Additionally, an event for the specialist interest group (SIG) for the payroll services sector has been launched and we anticipate many more in the future. CIPP members from the bureau, software and payroll services space got together, collaborated and discussed issues they’ve encountered. This event included sessions on recruitment and the latest Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation. If you want to get involved in the future, head over to the SIG section on the ‘MyCIPP’ area of the website and keep an eye out for future updates. Sam and Mat also attended the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
included discussion of concerns in the construction industry scheme field. Internal training We’re always covering the events held by the policy team, but we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of the internal training the team also undertake. We attended an exciting, interactive full-day session on media training, held by Gail Downey, who is an experienced journalist and broadcaster. The team learnt all about interviewing through different types of media and journalism. Budget day isn’t far away…
stakeholder conference, where they were accompanied by business development director, Vickie Graham. Keep a look out for the next issue of Professional, which will feature a joint article by Sam and Mat. Mat, Sam and Meena also facilitated three think tanks throughout the month, attended by CIPP members, on the topic of the the recent BEIS consultation, which considers introducing a holiday entitlement reference period for part-year and irregular hours workers. This is incredibly important for the CIPP as the feedback will be used to respond to the consultation on behalf of payroll professionals. Finally, BeConnected is one of the most significant and successful events at the CIPP. The sessions took place both face-to-face and online throughout February and are ongoing in March. Sam and editor, Lora Murphy led the first BeConnected in Birmingham on 8 February. The team provided a legislative update and discussed the BEIS holiday entitlement consultation.
The much-awaited spring budget will be delivered by the chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, on 15 March 2023. The budget will lay out the government's tax and spending plans, with
changes which will inevitably impact many businesses and individuals. On this day, the policy and research team will be ensuring payroll professionals are updated with everything they need to know. Also, keep a look out for details on how to register for the budget outcome webinar taking place on 16 March 2023, and presented by the policy and research team. We recommend you bookmark these dates in your diaries ahead of the new tax year. The BEIS consultation response After weeks of thorough think tanks and surveys, it’s now time to collate all the responses we’ve received in relation to the BEIS consultation. It closes on 9 March 2023 and the policy team will ensure all your opinions are heard. We’d like to thank everyone who took part in the survey and think tanks and look forward to sharing the response outcome very soon. n
Forums Mat attended the compliance reform forum, hosted by HMRC, where the attendees were asked to review compliance methods, to ensure they’re correct and proportionate. Mat also attended the HMRC construction forum, which advised of planned changes, and
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| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward |
Issue 88 | March 2023
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