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The CIPP held a roundtable to discuss 'the future of payroll' as part of the celebrations within National Payroll Week 2023. Find out what was discussed and what could be on the horizon for our industry
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and asked those in attendance: 'Where do you think the education of payroll should start? Should it be delivered to school pupils, to school leavers (15-16 year olds) or should it form part of inductions when entering the workplace?' There was agreement around the table how it’s crucial that early education is given on what pay and deductions from pay are, which also provides the opportunity to make people aware that payroll can be a rewarding career. Everyone needs to understand what payroll is, as well as what income tax and other deductions from their pay are, so that when they enter the world of work, they’re not surprised by the calculation from gross to net. But also, so that individuals understand how the tax system works when they start earning more and reaching different earnings thresholds. There’s often a misconception that once people start earning more that they’re taxed at the higher rate on all their earnings, not just those above the threshold. The conversation moved towards teaching young people about their payslip as a life skill within the curriculum. This would support a broader understanding of payroll in general and could reduce queries into payroll teams. The Payslip Statistics Report Survey highlighted that the most common query into payroll departments is about tax codes. Early education on the tax system and payroll could potentially reduce the number of those types of queries coming in. Then there’s showing how payroll can be a career of choice. Being seen as key workers
Attendees: Vickie Graham DipM FCIM ACIPP ,
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I t seems fitting that in a week dedicated to raising the profile of, and celebrating, payroll as a profession, we kicked off celebrations with a roundtable discussion on the future of payroll. We brought together in-house payroll professionals along with experts in the fields of payroll services provision, recruiting payroll process outsourcing, Veritas Prime Gemma Creamer, associate director, Portfolio Payroll Lorna Price MCIPP , senior product manager for UK payroll, Workday Hannah Waterhouse , bureau strategy and operations partner, Paycircle Helen Dooley , director of sales and marketing, CR Payroll Kathryn Smith , senior product manager, MHR. business development director, The CIPP Mathew Akrigg ACIPP , policy and research officer, The CIPP Michal Lodej ACIPP, group editor, Reward Strategy Melanie Pizzey , chief executive officer, Global Payroll Association Abu Choudhury ACIP P, sales director (payroll and human resources), JGA Recruitment Ltd Sirsha Halder , general manager, UK, Ireland and South Africa, ADP Michelle Sutton MCIPPdip , head of compensation and reward, Suez Karen Beckett BA (Hons) ChFCIPP , head of payroll and benefits, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust Ned McEvoy , head of payroll and business
Those round the table looked at the findings from the CIPP Future of Payroll Report 2022 as well as the Payslip Statistics Survey Report 2023 to review the results and discuss how things are developing within the world of payroll. "There was agreement around the table how it’s crucial that early education is given on what pay and deductions from pay are, which also provides the opportunity to make people aware that payroll can be a rewarding career"
The importance of education We kicked off discussions by looking at the importance of education relating to payroll
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