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manifesto pledges, consultations and mandating payrolling
In the latest of its meetings, the CIPP’s technical panel discussed new government manifesto pledges, the technical consultation on recording hours worked via real time information (RTI) and mandating payrolling benefits from April 2026. Samantha O’Sullivan ChMCIPPdip, CIPP policy and advisory lead, explains what happened and the next steps
T he CIPP’s policy and research team, led by Mathew Akrigg, policy and research officer, hosts a technical panel every six months with a range of passionate payroll experts. What did the panel discuss at its latest meeting? Read on to find out… Readers were last given a glimpse into discussions held by the CIPP’s technical panel in the February 2024 issue of Professional magazine. The panel met once again in September 2024 to discuss the topics currently impacting the payroll profession. What’s discussed at the CIPP technical panel? The last panel was held on 11 September 2024 and the panel discussed an array of topical payroll items. Labour’s pledge to ‘Make Work Pay’ wouldn’t be possible without our wonderful industry, whose responsibility it is to pay workers, accurately and on time, every time. The following topics were covered in the latest session. National minimum wage (NMW) and changes to the remit of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) Now that the LPC must consider the cost of living when making NMW recommendations, the panel pondered what this could mean for the future of the real living wage and the Living Wage Foundation. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has openly disclosed that there will still be a real
Who attended this panel meeting? Chair and co-chair of the technical panel Mathew Akrigg MCIPPdip MAAT, policy and research officer, CIPP Samantha O’Sullivan ChMCIPPdip , policy and advisory lead, CIPP
Panel members Claire Warner, regulatory analyst, Ciphr Emilia Quist, head of policy research, Federation of Small Businesses Emma Rawson, technical officer, Association of Taxation Technicians James Manning MCIPPdip, product manager (legislation), MHR Global Justine Riccomini MSc FFTA AIPA Chartered MCIPD ChFCIPP, head of tax (employment and devolved taxes), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) Karen Beckett BA (Hons) ChFCIPP, head of payroll and benefits, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust Meredith McCammond, technical officer, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group.
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