Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. Bill Gates
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Welcome to another sparkling new issue of Professional . The theme of the June magazine centres on something the modern payroll professional arguably couldn’t perform their job without – software and systems. Technology can serve to enhance the role
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of the payroll department, by dealing with some of the more routine administrative and transactional tasks. As a result, payroll professionals have time to commit to the more intricate elements of payroll and can start to explore how they can add strategic value to an organisation. With the current cost-of-living crisis, this invaluable time could even be spent investigating how payroll teams could assist employees with financial well-being. Turn to page 20 to discover what a team of experts think about the evolving role of payroll systems. In the same vein, this issue also includes interesting articles covering robotic process automation (page 36) and how payroll teams within accountancy firms can use technology to boost their value (page 38). Our hot topic this month focuses on an area that’s recently seen a flurry of activity – pensions. Flick to page 50 to read about the issues posed by pensions data, and also find some helpful considerations for retirement planning on page 30.
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Lora Murphy ACIPP (editor@cipp.org.uk) Editor
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20 - Feature topic – all systems go! By Jerome Smail 30 - Retirement planning By Jeremy Montgomery 36 - Should a robot be your next hire ? By Andrew Guy 38 - Boosting the value of payroll bureau services within accountancy firms By Jeremy Hyman 50 - Hot topic – the pensions data
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| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward |
Issue 81 | June 2022
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