WORKSHOP SESSIONS
W1 – INSIGHT TO UPSKILL YOUR MANAGERS / LEADER S Elaine Gibson MSc ChFCIPP MCMI FHEA , People Transformations Ltd This interactive session saw Elaine delve into how to be the best version of yourself as a
W4 – THE PENSIONS REGULATOR (TPR): PENSIONS UPDATE Andy Nicholls FCIPP, The Pensions Regulator Andy joined from TPR to provide an update on all things pensions, looking at what’s already happened, and, of course, what will happen in the future. There was information regarding: ● pensions dashboards ● pension scams ● TPR’s current compliance work ● correcting mistakes ● pension scheme news ● public sector schemes ● changes to automatic enrolment.
manager, and to be the person others aspire to be in the future, while getting the best from the payroll team. She provided numerous tips, discussed the traps and also gave advice on best practice.
W2 – NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE (NMW) Jeni Morris, Ernst & Young Jeni shared her extensive experience of working in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) NMW team and within her current role, as head of NMW, Ernst & Young.
W5 – ADOPTING TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATE YOUR PAYROLL
Steve Watmore, Sage UK Ltd Joanne Pringle, Sage UK Ltd
She discussed: ● NMW risks which are currently in the spotlight ● risks HMRC may focus on in the future ● the technical pitfalls of NMW ● examples of unintentional errors.
In this session, there was discussion of how to embed a technology strategy to automate, simplify and extract more from the payroll process.
It focused on the three stages of payroll, so data gathering, analysis and data extraction.
W3 – SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PAYROLL Ana Laiu MSc FCIPPdip
Ways in which technology can help to reduce errors were also explored, to help manage the entire end-to-end process more successfully.
As we all know, payroll is constantly changing and shifting.
In this workshop, Ana discussed: ● the pandemic and payroll
● whether payroll should be an independent or shared identity ● current workforce trends and the future implications for payroll ● inspiring the next generation. Ana gave a lovely anecdote around delivering an update to her daughter’s primary school class about what payroll is. She explained: “Who loves video games? Well, I make sure you get those video games, as my job is to pay your Mummy and Daddy the right money, so they can buy you those games.”
Ana’s parting quote was: “We need to make payroll sparkle”.
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