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“The future depends on what you do today” Mahatma Gandhi
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April. For payroll professionals, this month is synonymous with the start of the new tax year. Hopefully you’re feeling ready and prepared for tax year 2025/26, but if you need any guidance through this very busy time, remember our Advisory Service team is here to help! This issue’s theme, ‘ Welcome to the future ’ provides us with the perfect opportunity to explore how
technology trends will impact the payroll industry in the coming months and years. Our feature article on page 27 provides a platform for our panel of experts to express their views in this space and consider what might come next. And if you haven’t been paying attention to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), then where exactly have you been?! Turn to pages 42 and 44 to understand the benefits of AI but also learn when you may be required to exercise caution. And our hot topic article this issue encourages you to take control of your beloved industry’s future, and to influence changes to payroll policies. Join CIPP’s Policy and Advisory Lead on page 56 to read about how industry feedback resulted in a U-turn from the government on a proposed new policy which would have had massive impacts on payroll professionals and employers more generally. Also, don’t forget to flick through our Software Directory 2025 , which is included as an insert in your issue this month. If you’re considering starting off on the process of selecting new payroll software, this is the ideal tool to assist you. Happy reading!
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Lora Murphy (editor@cipp.org.uk) Editor
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27 - Feature topic – Welcome to the future By Jerome Smail
42 - The future of payroll is here...embrace it By Sheryl Steele
44 - AI: The extra member of your payroll team By Paul Chamberlain
56 - You spoke, we listened, change happened By Samantha O’Sullivan
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