COMPLIANCE
E ach year, PayDashboard (now year the CIPP decided to join in on the action. The PSS is incredibly useful for payroll professionals working in bureaux, software and services, providing a place to learn, network and collaborate. The 2022 PSS took place in the London Science Museum, providing fantastic views across West London and an exciting networking venue. For those who couldn’t make it to the event in person, videos of each session have been made available on PayDashboard’s website. Links have been provided with each title. part of Experian) hosts the Payroll Services Summit (PSS), and this
Managing risk – Maria Mason MCIPPdip (BDO) (http://ow.ly/W4F950M9er6) Maria is now partner at BDO, marking a very important step for the profession, as payroll now has partner level representation in a top firm. Giving an overview of how high-risk payroll services can be, she covered four main areas: l data l technology l service l advisory. I highly recommend taking the time to watch the video, as I can’t do the session justice with a written summary. Maria provides some world class insights, detailing what BDO did to cement itself as a leader in payroll services. been pulled from pillar to post. It’s therefore more important than ever to keep up to speed with the goings on around the payroll space and familiarise yourself, to stay compliant. Unfortunately, the summit was delivered too soon to bring all the changes from the autumn statement, but other key items, such as the Harpur Trust v Brazel case, which has rocked the payroll world for part-year workers, were touched upon. I also announced the revival of the payroll services specialist interest group (SIG) – a member benefit on the CIPP website which provides a space for likeminded individuals to discuss and share ideas. I’ll be aiming to hold an online event later this month, as the first of many to raise the profile of payroll services. The CIPP sits on many government forums, responds to consultations and calls for evidence and does its utmost to maintain its relationship, as a key stakeholder, with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). To do this, we need to know what’s going on in the world of operational payroll; and how things affect you working on the frontline. This, selfishly, is why we need groups such as the payroll services SIG, as they give us the insight to represent you, the payroll professionals, more effectively.
2970mm Mathew Akrigg ACIPP, policy and research officer, the CIPP, provides a summary of the event, which saw PayDashboard and the CIPP join forces
Setting the scene – Barry Matthews (http://ow.ly/1PPR50M98Hr)
Kicking off the day, Barry Matthews gave a passionate overview of current trends and insights into the industry. Barry has a wealth of knowledge and now helps those within payroll bureaux to maximise their potential and celebrate the payroll profession, despite not being a payroll professional himself. This is something the CIPP can most definitely get behind. Setting the tone, Barry compared the UK workforce, payroll professionals and legislation changes to 20 years ago, when things were perhaps simpler. He then provided his observations, predictions and recommendations on how to move forward in such a turbulent time. He ended with the bit of wisdom, “Don’t keep calm, but do carry on”, something that has seemed very apt for the profession recently. CIPP technical update – Mathew Akrigg ACIPP (The CIPP) (http://ow.ly/xNvq50M99vP) Next up was me, giving a rundown of all the changes (and changes to changes) we saw up to that point in 2022. And there were a lot of changes. With the growth plan and its subsequent retraction (mostly) and political turmoil, the profession has
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