PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
The CIPP’s policy and research team highlights the range of factsheets available to members, to assist with a variety of payroll-related topics, in an easily digestible format Policy factsheets
P ayroll is complicated. Things up. The policy team keeps you all updated with the latest changes through the News Online platform. There’s also content available through the policy hub, which you may not be aware of, such as: ● the devolution matrix ● webcasts ● policy articles ● consultation responses and surveys. An area that’s currently expanding is change, sometimes very quickly, and we must do our best to keep the factsheets page, which is a resource available for members to use whenever they need it. Covering a range of topics, of varying degrees of complexity, these factsheets and guides break topics down into easily digestible chunks for you to read. The factsheets page can be located here: http:// ow.ly/T5iT30siNJO. The factsheets present the basics of a topic in clear language, providing reminders of common pitfalls and errors, example calculations or scenarios and appropriate links to additional information. Not everything can be explained in simple terms (like I said, payroll is complicated), so if you have a specific query, our fantastic Advisory Service is also here to help. The factsheets can be a great resource to add to standard operating procedures, for building a library of guides for commonly used processes or as a reminder about those practices that aren’t carried out all that frequently. The stripped- down nature of the factsheets makes them perfect for introducing new team members
hopefully the factsheet can inform and educate on the basics. Data from the Advisory Service highlights the payroll areas members have most queries about. With so much to understand (did I mention that payroll is complicated?), there will be further factsheet offerings in the future, which will aim to cover all the
to unfamiliar concepts without going into too much detail. Current factsheets include: ● statutory sick pay ● statutory maternity pay ● redundancy ● optional remuneration arrangements ● off payroll working ● terminations ● payrolling of benefits ● pension deductions. The latest addition is a factsheet detailing the 2022/23 health and social care levy, which includes examples of how the levy and July changes to National Insurance (NI) will impact deductions. As these changes are very new and there are currently many questions floating around,
things members need to know. Future factsheets will include: ● holiday pay ● director NI ● the McCloud judgement. n
If there’s anything you would like to see in a factsheet, please let us know by contacting the policy team, at Policy@ cipp.org.uk.
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| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward |
Issue 81 | June 2022
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