“You are remembered for the rules you break.” Douglas Macarthur (1880-1964)
Editor’s comment
The feature article topic this issue is compliance, which is a subject that
‘C’). Searching online (see http://bit.ly/2gmJx88) reminded me that ‘compliance’ is “the factor of structure, detail and fact, and those displaying high levels are interested in precision and accuracy… [and] because of their inherent desire for fact and detail, it is also common to find that compliant styles have a relatively broad general knowledge, or specific knowledge or skills. This interest in the way things work means that compliant individuals are often drawn to technical work, or jobs involving the organisation of information, situations in which their personal talents can come to the fore.” Does this describe you? Is high compliance typical and essential in payroll and pension professionals?
fascinates and probably propels me. In the pages ahead, you’ll find many articles covering compliance. Surely, compliance rules our personal and
professional lives? It’s impossible to imagine payroll or pensions work without rules. The source of these rules is, for example, legislation, terms and conditions of employment, memoranda, trusts, agreements and so on. Are payroll and pensions professionals subject to more rules than those engaged in other fields? Indeed, I’ve often wondered whether the ‘compliance’ aspect of the payroll and pensions profession attracts those with a particular personality quality. When mentally sketching this piece, I remembered taking a personality test some years ago (which, incidentally, proved positive) and learning that I have a high compliance factor (a big
Mike Nicholas MCIPP AMBCS Editor
Chair’s message
What an exciting few weeks we’ve had recently with our Annual Conference at the Celtic Manor Resort where we learned and shared with hundreds of payroll and pensions professionals from
members the importance of logging and maintaining your credits for your continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain your membership, whatever the level. It’s an exciting time for the CIPP and its members, and I’m asking that all our members continue to get involved, continue to take interest and help shape and drive our Chartered Institute over the coming months. I look forward to seeing a record number of votes for the annual general meeting taking place on 5 December and, following on from that, welcoming the new members to the CIPP board.
around the world. I was absolutely privileged to honour some of the best payroll and pensions colleagues in our awards ceremony with honorary fellowships and lifetime achievements, including a posthumous award to our late colleague, Michelle Crook. Her husband Rob was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for payroll on her behalf. It was Michelle’s drive and passion during her tenure on the CIPP board of directors that helped us realise the potential of our Royal Charter, and it was an honour to be able to launch ‘Individual Chartered Status’ (ICS) at this years conference. Applications are now open and I’d like to stress to all our
Eira Hammond FCIPPdip Chair, CIPP
Our very busy autumn season continues after a very successful Annual Conference and Excellence Awards ceremony at the Celtic Manor Resort. If you attended I hope you took full advantage CEO’s message
members meeting the necessary criteria. During the summer, this has been promoted during our National Forums, attended by close to 1,000 members, and was very positively received. Applications are now being taken and full details can be found on the CIPP website. We look forward to welcoming our first Chartered Members over the coming months, and this is a real step forward for our industry. And last, but not least, November is a further time for celebration as we hold our Graduation Ceremony for those who have successfully completed our university approved qualifications.
of all the workshops and plenary sessions and took away some knowledge and information to help in the ‘day job’. We continue to keep abreast of legislative changes so keep an eye online and in the prospectus for training courses you can attend to ensure your knowledge and skills are maintained and reflected in your CPD log. As usual, an excellent Awards ceremony took place and the CIPP congratulates all the worthy winners – how good it is to celebrate their success! A supplement from the Annual Conference and Excellence Awards is provided as an insert in this month’s magazine. An exciting announcement was made at our Annual Conference regarding the launch of Individual Chartered Status (ICS) for
Ken Pullar FCIPP Chief executive officer, CIPP
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Issue 35 | November 2017
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