People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898)
Editor’s comment
The snap general election resulted in deep cuts being made to the extensive content of the 2017 Finance Bill to
pages 41–46. This issue also includes a roundtable on the changes to taxation of off-payroll working in the public sector (see page 18). I recommend you read all the insightful comments of the participating industry luminaries to comprehend the impact of these changes, particularly as the rules might be extended to the private sector at some not-too-distant date. Issue 32 (July/August) of the magazine will include the final instalment. And, finally, those who enjoy the Confessions articles will find this issue’s revelations on page 54.
Whether summer has hit the UK yet or not, I’m very fortunate to be writing my chair’s message this month from gloriously sunny Florida. It’s not every day that we can spend a full day at work and then have a couple of hours laying beside the pool – and I certainly don’t take it for granted, as I don’t most things in life. I’m really enjoying working on a new payroll implementation project based in the United States and spending a few weeks in several different US locations meeting local teams, as well as attending both the American Payroll Association congress in Orlando, where I’m a guest speaker, and the Canadian Payroll Association conference in Niagara. When I joined the CIPP back in 2002 after studying for my Diploma in Payroll Management, I could never have imagined that I imagine there will be a second 2017 Finance Bill after the election and possibly another (emergency) budget before the autumn budget. So, some if not all the withdrawn measures are likely to be resurrected, perhaps with retrospective application. Employee welfare and wellbeing is the feature articles topic this issue. This is a broad subject, which has rapidly moved upward in employers’ priorities, that embraces financial issues and health matters. With Brexit ahead, are we likely to see employers increasingly focussing on such policies to retain employees? See Chair’s message ensure fast passage into law of retained provisions. See page 4 for details. Clause one was retained – regrettably, some might think – as it imposes income tax for the current fiscal year.
Mike Nicholas MCIPP AMBCS Editor
my association with this wonderful organisation would open up so many opportunities for me. As Ken mentions in his message below, speaking with George Powell recently about his vision made me think how amazing it is that one little seed can grow into such a unique organisation. In this edition, on page 5 you’ll see we’re now actively looking for the right individuals to nominate themselves as part of the CIPP board to continue building for the future. If you want to discuss it further with any of the current board, or if you would just like to nominate yourself, we’d love to hear from you.
Eira Hammond FCIPPdip Chair, CIPP
CEO’s message
Hopefully this finds us all enjoying some inkling of summer coming our way. The CIPP board have recently concluded a strategy review of our lines of business, with a focus on how we can continually improve our service offerings to the
accurate content. Digital first is also high on our agenda as we look to provide more online content, within training and qualifications. And a new look prospectus is also being released this month, so look out for that in your mailbox. It was a pleasure to invite and meet up with retiree George Powell here in the CIPP office in early May. For those unaware, George was the gentleman who originally had the ‘dream’ of setting up a professional body for the payroll profession, and is the reason why today you have membership of the CIPP. A future issue of the magazine will include an article on George’s visit.
membership base. This is something we, like most organisations, carry out on at least an annual basis and with some detailed preparation and input from the CIPP management team. From reviewing our mission and values, right through to the uniqueness of the Chartered Institute we concentrated on those areas to receive special focus for this year. Our immediate focus will be in ensuring a clear payroll, pensions and reward career path through our education portfolio which includes a world class training provision with a unique review process where our payroll and HR legislation update course is no older than seven days old in terms of
Ken Pullar FCIPP Chief executive officer, CIPP
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Issue 31 | June 2017
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