Payroll experiences of COVID-19 - CIPP's Survey – Reminder 13 July 2020
The payroll industry are a resilient force to be reckoned with and the challenges caused by the impact of COVID-19 have not gone unnoticed.
The CIPP policy and research team would be delighted to hear your views and experience that you have personally suffered during this challenging period by way of participation in our survey on this topic.
The survey covers areas that we have been told have affected us the most, but also gives opportunity for you to share your experiences in more detail.
The results of this survey, alongside feedback from virtual roundtables held and individual experiences emailed into the team, will be published and shared by the team within the CIPP’s Coronavirus hub and we plan coverage in Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward. A huge thank you to those that have already taken time to complete this survey and passed onto their networks and to those that participated in the virtual roundtables and have sent the team their personal stories, your input is greatly appreciated.
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CIPP comment If you would like to send a written account of how COVID-19 has affected you, we would be thrilled to hear from you. Please email us at policy@cipp.org.uk
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Updated guidance on the treatment of DEAs during the outbreak of coronavirus 13 July 2020 Due to the impact that coronavirus, or COVID-19, has had on almost every aspect of our daily lives, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that it would be writing to employers to instruct them to temporarily stop benefit debt repayments, and that no Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) deductions should be taken from employee pay in April, May or June 2020.
As advised in a previous news piece, DWP confirmed that any DEA issued by them should be cancelled and that employers should await written confirmation before actioning any deductions.
This considers that many people may have lost their jobs because of coronavirus or may just be living under completely different circumstances. It may be that people opt to pay directly to DWP and not have the funds deducted through payroll. In light of this fact, and how significantly things may have changed, the DWP will be contacting individuals directly and then will be sending letters to employers should there be the requirement for a DEA to be added to an employee’s payroll record. The key point is that employers and payroll professionals should not recommence DEA deductions for staff until they receive a instructions telling them to do so. Guidance has now been updated to reflect this, advising that “We will write to you when you need to restart making deductions.”
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