Category: Payroll Support
Payroll and Reward Brunch – December 2021
At December’s brunch, Ian Holloway will share his Review of 2021 for Payroll and Reward professionals. He’ll be joined by a panel of experts each with their own take on this year’s events. They will also take a future focus and discuss what Payroll and Reward can expect in 2022. Plus, at the end of…
Read MoreOn demand webinar: Payroll & Reward Brunch – October 2021
At brunch on Thursday, October 28th at 11am, host Ian Holloway will present his Autumn Budget Special. One day after the delivery of the Autumn Budget, Ian will examine the impact of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget for UK employers. (Slides are available here)
Read MoreDHL – Updating an ageing payroll system
The payroll system for any organisation is business critical, but not necessarily viewed as a high priority. Often outsourced, there may not be the expertise in-house when it comes to updating an ageing payroll system, or it may be viewed simply as an IT project. Background DHL has nearly 50,000 employees operating out of over…
Read MoreThe challenges of compliance-led change
New or updated legislation drives a lot of business change. It’s easy to see legislative change as a necessary evil – the cost to comply in time to avoid penalties. And yet, sometimes new legislation can open up opportunities for new products and services or to improve the customer, stakeholder and employee experience. In this…
Read MoreMoody’s – Mitigating the risks of delivering a global payroll implementation
A global payroll challenge Following a successful growth period through acquisition, Moody’s, with entities across 30 countries, faced the challenge of dispersed payroll processes outsourced to multiple vendors, with the added complexity of different employment terms within each country. To achieve standardised payroll processes and controls globally, a new payroll solution needed to be implemented…
Read MoreOn demand webinar: Payroll & Reward Brunch September 2021
On September’s Brunch, fresh after their summer breaks, Ian Holloway and Simon Puryer will give payroll and reward practitioners an update on the latest news affecting the professions. We are only in September, but there are already things to know for the tax year 2022/23, for example, the introduction of the Health and Social Care Levy which will affect…
Read MoreArgos – Implementing a new payroll system
Implementing a new payroll system is a major upheaval for any organisation. When this is managed in-house, conflicting priorities for different parts of the business can mean that new projects fail to gain the momentum that they need to succeed. Background Argos recognised the need to replace its payroll system as it was about to…
Read MoreUPM – Global payroll training and re-organisation
UPM, a global manufacturing organisation, engaged i-Realise when they were about to embark on a global re-organisation of payroll. Background The company recognised that they needed help to strengthen their project management capability as they had limited internal experience and skills in managing payroll specific projects. With the key project manager on long term leave…
Read MoreGlobal Payroll Re-Organisation
Background A global manufacturing organisation engaged i-Realise when they were about to embark on a global re-organisation of payroll.They recognised that they needed help to strengthen their project management capability as they had limited internal experience and skills in managing payroll specific projects.Their key project manager was on long term leave and they’d had poor…
Read MoreEnsuring Compliance to Major Employment Case Law
Background A landmark Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled in November 2014 that all elements of an employee’s normal remuneration (including overtime, shift premiums and other variable payments) must be considered when calculating Holiday Pay. For many employers, this marked a significant change and necessitated a review of their existing approach. It is against this backdrop that…
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