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The CIPP’s policy and research team provides an update on developments, and the activities they have been involved in Policy teamupdate
F irstly, the policy team wanted a happy new year. Like 2020, 2021 has been a year full of hurdles and challenges, and the payroll profession has been kept extremely busy. You have all handled substantial changes at a rapid pace and ensured that employees were paid both on time and accurately. It has been our pleasure to keep you up to date on the substantial changes that are afoot – from announcements regarding the health and social care levy to the whopping 6.6% increase to the national living wage from 1 April 2022. to take the opportunity to wish everybody a merry Christmas and The team has been busy with a variety of events as things continue to return to normal, but also with planning activities for next year. We can’t wait to share news of some of the exciting projects we have in store for you… Graduation ceremony On 5 November, the CIPP hosted not one, but two, graduation ceremonies at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Our very own policy and research officer – Gemma Mullis – was one of those celebrating completing her Foundation Degree in Payroll Management, and she may have got a (deafening) cheer or two from the team. It was a fantastic day and so amazing to see everyone face- to-face getting the recognition that they deserved for all their hard work. Please see the supplement accompanying this issue of the magazine for further details surrounding the big day. Events It felt like November was jam-packed with events, just how the policy team like it! On 8 November, the policy team hosted a meeting with the National Audit Office, to explore the impact of the
implementation of the off-payroll working reforms in the public sector. Then, on 11 November, Samantha Johnson and Mathew Akrigg travelled to London, to the illustrious Gherkin building for Pay Dashboard’s Payroll Services Summit. Sam presented an update on the health and social care levy. It was a great opportunity for the team to network and speak to payroll professionals. Finally, on 17 November, Mat hosted a BeKnowledgeable webinar on the topic of statutory absence payments, which more than 650 people signed up to. The last BeKnowledgeable of the year will take place on 14 December 2021and will cover every payroller’s (least!) favourite topic – overpayments. Surveys The CIPP runs three ongoing reports. They are the: ● Payslip Statistics Survey ● Benchmarking Survey ● Future of Payroll Survey Work is currently underway to ensure that the surveys are as relevant and up to date as possible, and to try and fit them in more conveniently with the schedule of payroll professionals. Also, keep an eye out for reports relating to the survey that we recently ran for Western Union Business Solutions on the topic of international payments, and the Moorepay survey which sought to gain a greater insight into the payroll industry’s knowledge of faster payments. ‘Tax Day’ At the time of writing, the policy team are eagerly awaiting ‘Tax Day’, which will take place on 30 November. By the time you are reading this, we will have put out any information from the occasion that will impact the current, and future, work of payroll professionals. n
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Issue 76 | December 2021 – January 2022
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