MEMBERSHIP INSIGHT
The spring/summer 2016 events enabled members to network and obtain important up-to-date information CIPP’s national forum events
T he events, which were kindly in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastle in the two-month period from 10 May to 19 July. ● Event opening and closing sessions plus CIPP update – delivered by CIPP board members: Michelle Crook MSc FCIPPdip, Jason Davenport ACIPP, Eira Hammond FCIPPdip, Ros Hendren MSc CMgr MCMIdip FCIPPdip, Lindsay Melvin MCIPPdip BSc (Hons) ACA CTA, Ian Walters MSc FCIPP FHEA, and Ian Whyteside FMAAT MCIPP ATT. The CIPP update session ensured attendees were up to date with the latest developments from their Institute, including information about: individual chartered status; the next annual general meeting; overall CIPP business performance against objectives; how to benefit from the CIPP’s annual benchmarking exercise; and National Payroll Week 2016 and how to get involved. ● Payroll legislation update – delivered by CIPP’s policy and research team members: Helen Hargreaves MSc FCIPPdip, Samantha Mann MCIPPdip, Beverley Smith ACIPP, and CIPP tutor Michelle Sutton MCIPPdip. The team enlightened delegates with outlines of the next round of legislative changes, including: Budget 2016 announcements: travel and subsistence; intermediaries and IR35; holiday pay and leave; construction industry developments; devolution; making tax digital; salary sacrifice; automatic enrolment and re-enrolment; real time information late filing penalties; student loans; and the apprenticeship levy. ● An update from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) – delivered by OTS members: John Whiting (tax director), Angela Brown (senior policy adviser), Andy Richens (senior policy adviser), Marian Drew (senior sponsored by SD Worx, Hays, Portfolio Payroll, i-Realise and Sage, were held
policy adviser), and David Halsey (head of office). In this session, the OTS members provided an update on progress with OTS’s previous recommendations and discussed the income tax and national insurance contributions closer alignment project. ● Membership benefits and working in partnership with the CIPP – delivered by Tara Betham (senior recruitment consultant), Anthony Macey (director), and Gemma Creamer (senior recruitment consultant) of Portfolio Payroll which sponsored Manchester, London and Birmingham events. Tara, Anthony and Gemma introduced CIPP since 2009 , and explained how the business works in partnership with the CIPP. The presentation included information about: partnership offers; activity in the public sector; payroll tests (online/telephone); the permanent salary overview covering Greater Manchester and London; a market update plus news and demand areas. ● The Sage Group plc – an introduction – Steven Johnson (client account manager) of Sage which sponsored the Newcastle event. Steven’s presentation provided an introduction to Sage outlining what Sage does, key facts about the organisation, the software and support, its strategic pillars and The Sage Foundation. ● National living wage and other cost challenges – David Ford (corporate development director) of Ceridian which Portfolio Payroll, which has been the preferred recruitment supplier to the
(NLW) are driving up costs. David delivered a macro view of the NLW (and others) challenge and highlighted some options for mitigation. ● Solving the payroll problems that keep you awake at night – Simon Puryer (managing director) of i-Realise which sponsored London events. Noting the unprecedented current rate of change in payroll legislation, which puts pressure on payroll department as workloads increase, Simon explained how i-Realise manages change, bringing people and systems together to make these changes work, helping new payroll implementation run smoothly and improve the efficiency of payroll operations. ● The evolution of the payroll profession – William Prest (managing consultant) of Hays Payroll Management which sponsored London events. William observed that over the past few decades there has been a shift in the perception and technical responsibility required of a payroll professional. Payroll professionals in the modern age are seen as a crucial focal point within a business and a bridge between key stakeholders such as finance, human resources and IT. The presentation covered evidence of the evolution of the payroll profession and discussed the contributing factors to the growth of the industry. n
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