POLICY HUB
On your behalf
Welcome to the latest update on what the CIPP’s Policy and Research Team has been involved in, on behalf of you, our members, and the wider payroll profession, throughout the month of June Policy team update
The Policy and Research Team l Mathew Akrigg MCIPPdip MAAT, Policy and Research Officer l Samantha O’Sullivan ChFCIPPdip, Policy and Advisory Lead l Sarah Smith MCIPPdip, Policy and Research Officer.
the launch of the very first Payroll Live last year, it’s a pleasure for us to be attending. These events are the perfect opportunity to enhance payroll knowledge and skills. And of course, there’s the opportunity to network with the amazing payroll community – the part the Policy Team loves the most. Retrospectively, in June, Mathew was invited to sit on an expert panel at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD’s) Festival of Work, held at the Excel in London. Along with two other experts, Mat discussed how organisations can keep employees engaged, while also balancing budgets. Consultation and call for evidence (CfE) updates The latest consultations we responded to were: l Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting l Closing in on promoters of tax avoidance l Low Pay Commission (LPC) 2025. Sam was delighted to hold a Think Tank with Joseph Wilkinson from the LPC and our members to discuss their views on how best to remove the 18-20-year-old national minimum wage (NMW) age band. Thank you to all our members who contributed to the Think Tank and survey, to help shape the future of the NMW and national living wage (NLW). You can read our formal responses to consultations and CfEs at: https:// ow.ly/3Kav50QigsG. Forums and working groups The Policy Team is privileged to sit on several HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) forums. Sam, Mathew and Sarah attend several forums every month. Following the recent news that the
mandating of payrolling benefits has been delayed to April 2027, Sam has established a new industry working group alongside the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA), the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and the British Computer Society (BCS). This is to ensure we have an ‘industry voice’ regarding what we’d like to see from HMRC in terms of the next steps for payrolling benefits in kind. The team will keep you in the loop with these conversations as they progress. The team sits on these forums to ensure our members’ feedback is provided at Government level. We’ll always update you on our findings and information provided through these groups via Professional and News Online . If you have any issues you would like to raise at any of the professional forums we sit on, please reach out to the team by emailing us at Policy@cipp.org.uk . NMW – naming and shaming Just before going to press, The Department for Business and Trade published the most recent list of employers that had paid workers below the NMW and NLW, or as it’s more commonly known, the naming and shaming list. With 518 employers underpaying nearly 60,000 workers more than £7.4 million, the figures clearly show that employers are still getting the complex minimum wage calculations wrong. We strongly recommend that all employers check their minimum wage compliance as a matter of priority. Even unintentional errors could result in penalties and ending up on the naming and shaming list. You can review the latest updates and support on this important topic here: https://ow.ly/aPMr50W3fNv. n
BeKnowledgeable series The BeKnowledgeable session held in June looked at a very hot topic – the complex subject of holiday pay. This webinar was well attended, and we hope everyone managed to take something away from it. Often, our presentations and webinars centre on current and topical areas to refresh and upskill the profession. However, an area that’s not always considered has recently been brought to our attention. Yes, we all want to pay everyone correctly and on time, every time, and we strive to remain compliant, but what soft skills are also required to successfully run a payroll department? Therefore, our next BeKnowledgeable taking place on 17 July will explore soft skills. This aligns with the current issue of this magazine and the focus on ‘ The well-rounded payroll professional ’. Events At the time of going to press, the team was busy preparing for the Payroll Live North event at the Etihad Stadium. Following
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