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Chief executive officer Jason Davenport MCIPP MloD CIPP board of directors Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip AFHEA Sohail Butt ACIPP Louise Gray ChMCIPPdip Stuart Hall MCIPPdip Dianne Hoodless MSc ChFCIPP FHEA Liz Lay MSc FCIPPdip FHEA ACIPD Jeremy Montgomery BA (Hons) FCIPP Brendan Mulkern FCIPP Justine Riccomini MSc FFTA AIPA Chartered MCIPD ChFCIPP Cliff Vidgeon BA (Hons) CMA ACG ChFCIPP Editor Lora Murphy 07920 787221 | lora.murphy@cipp.org.uk Advertising Daniel Cull 07795 652645 | advertising@cipp.org.uk Design James Bartlett and Nicole Davis design@cipp.org.uk Printing Acorn Press Ltd
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The end of the year is in sight, which means it’s particularly busy for payroll with even tighter than normal deadlines as many pay days are brought forward. Decorations are up and it’s great to see the buzz of Christmas parties returning after a quiet couple of years following the Covid pandemic and the aftermath of the associated restrictions. As we look forward to starting a new year, what will your resolution be? Will you be back to the gym or starting the next new diet? We all love a new challenge to start the new year. And payroll is no different as thoughts turn to improvements, and potentially a review of current structures or changes / developments to processes and systems. How can we make this year better and face the challenges of the previous year head on? If it’s a new and improved system you’re planning on implementing, it’s important to understand what you need – a detailed statement of work is always a good starting point. This will help you to reduce the list of potential suppliers down, as there are now so many to choose from, often offering cutting edge technology. Look out for our software directory in the April issue if you need a place to start. Remember, the CIPP is here to support you. So if you need any assistance from us, please get in touch to discuss how we can help. Finally, I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year. Hopefully, I will see you at one of our many events in 2024, so please do come and say hello. Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip AFHEA (clare.warrington@cipp.org.uk) Chair, CIPP
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message As this issue lands through your letterbox / in your inbox, I hope that you have December’s payrolls completed, or in-hand, as I appreciate some payrolls still pay
on the last working day, regardless of the time of year. I have been with the Institute for five months now, and I’m thoroughly enjoying working with the team, the tutors and the trainers. I’ve also relished meeting many of the businesses who contribute to our success via training and education of their own teams. Thank you to all who have given time to meet with me, to discuss the future and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. The last issue reflected on the impact payroll data can have in an organisation, and one of the recent courses made available, through partnering with our colleagues at Payroll Org, is all about payroll data analysis and the positive impact this can have on an organisation. Having worked in-house delivering payrolls within the construction industry, but also in outsourced businesses delivering to both UK public and private sector clients (as well as global clients), I’ve seen how the successful articulation of payroll data can elevate a team from a key operational requirement to a strategic business partner. This is an area for in-house teams, external bureaux and fully managed payroll teams to consider. Alignment with both finance teams and those responsible for human resources can add significant value when reviewing peaks and troughs for business in the calendar year. Turning to our current issue and the theme of ‘ new year, new review ’, for those in payroll management, reviewing trends across previous periods and forecasting for the future can help: l determine the availability of colleagues l assess the considered impacts in terms of costs l to highlight broader considerations, available to determine the right course of action for a business. This, combined with other operational reviews, can demonstrate value to the business beyond the function itself. Season’s greetings to you all. I do hope you get to enjoy some down time following this short processing period, ahead of stepping into 2024’s responsibilities and the final quarter of the 2023/24 tax year.
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Jason Davenport MCIPP MIoD (jason.davenport@cipp.org.uk) Chief executive officer, CIPP
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