04:05 Issue 5

GLOBAL PAYROLL MAGAZINE

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Week centres individual countries, from 2025 the GPA will do our part to ensure that we can all come together for one big celebration too. Some of you have already guessed that the title of our magazine was a hint at things to come. 04:05 or May the 4th (sorry America) is the date to circle on your calendars: Global Payroll Day. Let’s start making plans, global payroll professionals!

And if the old guard is still muttering resentfully about change? Let them eat cake! Hand them a reassuringly large slice, promise them that there will always be baked goods behind the scenes, show them some more constructive things to post and help them become part of that change so we can all do better next year.

ess and it was fantastic to see so many people celebrating the payroll industry. But up a topic which might be slightly controversial. I know it is something that I regularly of mine. You might think, Mel you need to chill out. The question I have is:

roll with cakes and food like pizzas? This year in particular the posts of cakes and food k with a vengeance on LinkedIn.

ard work that payroll professionals deal with every single day? We all want we want to be taken more seriously, for the C-suite to take notice of what payroll ation and data they can provide. The goal is surely for other departments to g a button. Payroll is more than that. It touches, HR, Finance, Pensions, Benefits, ny more departments. by showing everyone how dynamic and hard-working, how multi-skilled and sharing how we chose a career in payroll why we stay working in payroll, or what rcome and perfected all while working in payroll? We could showcase all the things about being part of the payroll community and inspiring people to join the industry.

s in other countries I am repeatedly asked, what is it about all the cake you have there SO much cake? And, honestly, I struggle to explain the connection.

cake we like. I am firmly in favour of cake and pizza and anything else we want …can the pictures and posts we share be about something more substantial? we are promoting the payroll industry to those in it, outside it and those thinking of

out, or do you think it’s time to make a change, too?”

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