POLICY HUB
On your behalf
As we approach the end of the year, let’s review what the CIPP’s policy and research team has been up to in the past month on behalf of you, our members, and the wider payroll profession Policy team update
The budget The policy and research team was
Graduation Congratulations to all the IPPE students and the apprentices who graduated on 1 November. A special congratulations to our very own Mathew Akrigg for graduating the Foundation Degree in Payroll Management. Events Mathew joined the panel on SD Worx’s monthly interactive webinar, ‘Payroll question time’. The webinar is an upbeat look into the current changes in the payroll world, a look at what’s ahead and invites delegates to a live question and answer session. The team facilitated the BeKnowledgeable webinar on Anti Money Laundering Compliance delivered by The Institute Of Accountants And Bookkeepers. Forums The team is privileged to sit on a number of HMRC forums. Mathew and Sarah attended several forums between them in November, including: ● Expenses and benefits ● Accessible Payroll Giving ● Employment and payroll group ● Charter stakeholder group ● HMRC Expert Panel. The team sits on these forums to ensure our members’ feedback is provided at government level. We will always update you on our findings and information provided through these groups via Professional and News Online . If you have any issues you would like to raise at any of the professional forums we sit on, please email us at policy@cipp.org.uk. n
● removing waiting day requirements ● extending eligibility to those that earn below the lower earnings limit (LEL). By removing the requirement to earn above the LEL, there could be situations where a lower paid earner could receive more pay while off sick than by being in work. Therefore, their rate of SSP will be calculated as a percentage rather than the flat rate. The government has released a consultation seeking the views of employees, employers and trade unions on what the percentage should be to ensure it provides a fair earnings replacement when lower paid employees need to take time off work. The policy and research team will be responding to the consultation on behalf of the CIPP and the payroll profession after conducting further research and polling the wider profession. The consultation is open until 4 December and anyone can respond with their views via the online form at https://ow.ly/CrvK50TZ7C6 or via email to ssp.team@dwp.gov.uk. You can view the policy’s team formal responses to consultations and CfE at: https://ow.ly/3Kav50QigsG. The CIPP policy and research team is currently supporting the Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care joint work and health directorate. As part of a stakeholder engagement exercise, they have asked our team to share its views and explore what challenges are facing payroll professionals as they move forward with key policy decisions.
kept busy in November with plenty of relevant payroll news announced in the budget. We also examined the supporting and related documents (see https:// ow.ly/5YZ650TZ9CB) published by the government following the chancellor’s speech. These documents often include items that are not mentioned during the announcement itself. The team was also privileged to have a call with Cerys McDonald, director of individuals policy directorate at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and her team, to discuss the impact of the budget on the profession and ask any clarifying questions to ensure we had all the relevant payroll changes ready to report. The full CIPP budget summary is available at https://ow.ly/ogsN50TZ9zY.
Consultation and calls for evidence (CfE) updates
The 'Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay' (SSP) consultation is underway as new government intends to strengthen SSP through the employment rights bill. It aims to ensure that it supports those who need it most by:
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