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Policy team update
Read about the range of activities the CIPP's policy and research team has recently been involved in
Payroll events Policy lead, Samantha O’Sullivan, was delighted to speak at the Global Payroll Association (GPA) Payroll Summit 2022, with a session entitled ‘Back to the future – salary sacrifice’. Topics included: ● national minimum wage (NMW) ● electric cars ● optional renumeration arrangements. Policy and research officer, Mathew Akrigg, spoke at Accountex 2022, held at ExCel London, to deliver a payroll legislative update. He also presented on a webinar for The Association of International Accountants, talking through the health and social care levy and the recently announced mid-year changes to National Insurance. The events the team got involved in this month were an enormous success and provided the opportunity to contribute to the wider payroll community and to continue to guide the profession. Critical meetings Mathew led a roundtable event in relation to the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC’s) consultation on NMW. Commissioners from the LPC joined the discussion, and there was also a presentation highlighting the work the LPC carries out, along with the associated timeframes. Members were invited to attend to share their views on the proposals included in the consultation. Spaces filled up so quickly that a second event was organised to accommodate everybody. The policy team’s consultation response will include
for payroll professionals was reference to a Data Reform Bill to revamp general data protection regulations and rules. It was also confirmed that minimum wage will be introduced for tens of thousands of seafarers. This follows the action taken by P&O Ferries, of dismissing hundreds of its employees to replace them with cheaper agency workers, paid below minimum wage. There was, however, no mention of the much-anticipated Employment Bill.
the invaluable comments shared at both meetings, along with information drawn from the NMW survey that recently closed. Maaz Naeem, policy and research officer, had the opportunity to get involved with some concept testing for a new Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) initiative, which involves supporting and educating small businesses on matters relating to occupational health. He also joined a meeting hosted by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), to provide feedback on scripts for YouTube videos designed to explain the HMRC statutory review process. The videos will advise businesses of the next steps they should take if they disagree with a HMRC decision or when they’re unhappy with the outcome of an appeal. BeKnowledgeable: holiday pay Mathew will be delivering the next instalment of the BeKnowledgeable series. He’ll cover one of the topics payroll professionals admit to finding increasingly complex – holiday pay. The session will take place on 14 June 2022, and anyone who grapples with holiday pay calculations should join to ensure they’re compliant with the associated legislation and rules. Sign up here: http://ow.ly/jJjj30sjPhu. The Queen’s speech On 11 May 2022, Prince Charles delivered the Queen’s speech in the House of Lords. He highlighted the government’s agenda for the coming Parliamentary year, outlining proposed policies and legislation. Of note
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Have you ever thought you’d like to appear in the pages of a magazine, but never been quite sure what to write about? Well, the CIPP is offering a unique opportunity to members in the December / January issue of Professional . The topic of this issue will be ‘ the member takeover ’, and this is your chance to write about anything payroll- related. The payroll world is your oyster… If you’re interested in providing an article for the magazine, or have any ideas about what you’d like to see in the member takeover issue more generally, then please contact the editor, Lora Murphy, at Editor@ cipp.org.uk . n
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| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward |
Issue 81 | June 2022
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