CIPP update
Heather Post 3 November 1953–June 2018
FROM THE early days of the first ever payroll qualification, the Diploma in Payroll Management, Heather was active within the payroll movement’s educational thrusts. She was among the first proud cohort of students to qualify in the MSc in Payroll Management, and was always keen to foster the recognition of payroll as a profession. Heather had a natural bent towards educational matters. She became one of the first tutors, managing and mentoring hundreds of students over the years. Not only was she a popular tutor, the number of her students passing was always amongst the highest when looking at the league table of tutors. One of her major enjoyments was the annual student weekend revision school held at universities
throughout the country. She taught sessions that were academically challenging, receiving top scores on the student critiques. It’s fair to say Heather not only worked hard, she also enjoyed playing hard too, and would sit up into the early hours with her students putting the payroll world to rights whilst enjoying a glass or two of white wine. Her input to the study material was always appreciated and she was a member of the moderation panel which received accolades from BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) for their fairness and thoroughness. In addition to her role as tutor, Heather was voted to the CIPP board in November 2007 and served on the board until she decided to stand down in November 2010 due to work commitments. She was a valued member of the board and contributed significantly to the strategies outlined and set for the Institute at that time.
CIPP supports Pancreatic Cancer Action ON 24 May, the CIPP invited Ali Stunt from the charity Pancreatic Cancer Action to deliver a workshop raising awareness of pancreatic cancer. This forms part of the CIPP’s employee wellbeing programme and was organised by the CIPP’s charity committee as the CIPP supports Cancer Research as one of our corporate charities. The mission of Pancreatic Cancer Action is to improve the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and improve the quality of life for those affected. The charity is working tirelessly towards the day when more people survive pancreatic cancer and patients have the best treatment available. The charity wants a better understanding of the risk factors, symptoms and treatment options. Pancreatic cancer was, and remains, the tenth most common and fifth most deadly cancer. Its vague symptoms often result in late diagnosis followed by death within months – but sometimes, sadly all too often, within weeks or days. Pancreatic Cancer Action raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer and provides patients and healthcare professionals with information they can trust. The charity develops and promotes medical educational resources to improve awareness of pancreatic cancer among healthcare professionals and funds research into developing an early detection method to improve early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. For more information about pancreatic cancer, and the symptoms and the work Pancreatic Cancer Action does, please visit www. pancreaticcanceraction.org.uk . Chartered members announced We are delighted to announce a further two recently approved Chartered members:
● Ian Hodson ChMCIPPdip ● Karen Beckett ChFCIPP
Chartered membership recognises the highest level of professionalism within the payroll industry and demonstrates an individual’s commitment to compliance, best practice and excellence in payroll, pensions or reward. To upgrade to Chartered membership, visit cippmembership.org.uk or email membership@cipp.org.uk for more information.
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | July - August 2018 | Issue 42 12
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