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DECEMBER 2025 - JANUARY 2026
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REGULARS 01 Editor’s comment 02 Chair and CEO messages 04 CIPP update News and developments 05 My CIPP 14 Personal development BePayroll 15 Compliance Take a look back on the last 12 months in the pay Event horizon, On your behalf, Payroll news, Advisory Q&As, Collaborative impact, Graduation Ceremony, Spotlight on…
FEATURES - ‘REFLECTION AND PROJECTION’
60 not out! By Don Macarthur
Collaborative impact By Jason Davenport
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Payroll in 2025: a year of challenge, change and courage By Claire Warner
Bereavement leave under review: what
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could change? By Paul Chamberlain
Company-purchased gifts: staying compliant By Vanessa Michelle Mosher online exclusive content
Payroll shines in a year of rising costs By James Gosney
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ADVERTORIAL
Driving fair pay By Charles Cotton
The only constant in payroll? Change By Steve Sweetlove and Leigh Black
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professions and read about the potential changes coming to bereavement leave
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A call for proactive action for NHS pay uplifts By Jerin Thomas
Budget 2025: a big one for the pay professions
Join our panel of experts in a piece about ‘Reflection and projection’ , as we move out of 2025 and into 2026
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By the CIPP’s policy and research team
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An exploration of how organisations can start to be more transparent on the topic of pay, and how to ensure we prioritise human connection in the new year
The national minimum wage: how far it’s come and what’s next By Jeni Morris 2026 – the year for human connection in the digital age By Alexander Bell Payroll’s tech revolution: achievements and lessons learned By Saskia Hawkins Avoiding the pitfalls of system changes By Ben Mawbey
The multiple personas of pay transparency By Chris Kirby
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48 Technology
Consider the skills and education you can draw from a payroll technology change project and how payroll tech has advanced over the course of 2025
Sexual harassment, self-employment and stereotypes By Dan Carder
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56 Pensions
How to encourage staff to pay more attention to their pensions
How to use technological change to your advantage By Daniel Nwume
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62 Hot topic
Read everything organisations need to consider from a payroll perspective when throwing Christmas parties or providing gifts this festive season
The automation advantage By Justyna Kwiatkowska
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64 Payroll pets
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We say hello to some of your furry friends
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