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Free webinar: Review your payroll efficiency 

Free webinar: Review your payroll efficiency 

Reward Strategy and SD Worx will be hosting a free webinar to help payrollers review their efficiency levels and become operationally resilient
Company director and accountant arrested for furlough fraud

Company director and accountant arrested for furlough fraud

15 Sep 2020by Amber Pritchard
Company director and accountant arrested for furlough fraud
Two people have been arrested as part of a HMRC investigation into a suspected £70,000 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) fraud
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Booking.com: ‘There’s a bigger motion for payroll to be heard’

Booking.com: ‘There’s a bigger motion for payroll to be heard’

Just before COVID-19 hit and lockdown was implemented, Reward Strategy met with Liam Gill, the face of payroll at Booking.com, who won the Next Generation Award at The Rewards 2019
Payrollers are “selfless, diligent and flexible”

Payrollers are “selfless, diligent and flexible”

National Payroll Week has begun, so we take a moment to chat to Reward 300 member John Stonestreet, head of payroll and pensions at Essex & Kent Police
Wendy Muirhead: “What’s more important than paying your employees?”

Wendy Muirhead: “What’s more important than paying your employees?”

Ahead of the Payroll & Reward Conference, Wendy Muirhead, vice president of Ceridian Europe, takes part in a 60-second interview
New £2bn Kickstart scheme opens 

New £2bn Kickstart scheme opens 

Young people on Universal Credit aged between 16-24 can be offered six-month work placements with wages paid by the government
Employers least concerned with the wellbeing of Gen Z 

Employers least concerned with the wellbeing of Gen Z 

Employers are more concerned about the health and wellbeing of baby boomers than they are about any other generation in the workplace, according to research from Group Risk Development (GRiD)
CIPD commits to prioritising employee mental health

CIPD commits to prioritising employee mental health

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has signed an open letter committing to prioritising employee mental health during the return to work.
Employers fulfil pension duties despite pandemic challenges

Employers fulfil pension duties despite pandemic challenges

The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) temporary flexibilities led to a 55 percent fall in use of powers between April and June this year, its quarterly compliance and enforcement bulletin shows
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Reward & Payroll Summit

Reward & Payroll Summit

08 Dec 202008:50Hilton London Bankside
Previously known as the Autumn Update, the rebranded Reward & Payroll Summit returns for its 15th year, focusing on key trends, vital updates and challenges across the pay and reward landscape.
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The Reward 300 Gala Dinner & Awards 2020

The Reward 300 Gala Dinner & Awards 2020

08 Dec 202018:30Hilton London Bankside
The Reward 300 2020 will be revealed during a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Hilton London Bankside, in London, on 8 December.
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WILL YOU BE READY?
WILL YOU BE READY?
Latest edition’s highlights:

→ Cover feature: Why payroll managers must prepare for future disruption

→ A new age of reward: Matt Austin, vice president of reward at Monzo, on the battle of benefits in the tech word, why he’s sector-agnostic and the reason for HR’s rebrand

→ Stop low earners being neglected: Kay Ingram explores the Treasury’s call for evidence on pensions tax relief administration
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RS Interviews

Meet the next generation

Meet the next generation

by Amber Pritchard
Liam Gill is the face of payroll at Booking.com. Find out why he won a Next Generation Award at The Rewards 2019
“Invite yourself to the conversation”

“Invite yourself to the conversation”

by Amber Pritchard
Maria Hennessey on her 34-year-strong payroll career at McDonald’s
"Reward people love firefighting"

"Reward people love firefighting"

by Amber Pritchard
Tim Robertson of ITN on reward professionals’ characteristics, bias in salary setting and the need for portable benefits
Redefining reward

Redefining reward

by Amber Pritchard
Megan O’Shaughnessy of BT on her journey into reward, how to attract and retain talent and the importance of flexible working
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Opinion

Ros Altmann

State pension age: What the government did wrong

by Ros Altmann
The ruling on women’s state pension age is disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, says former pensions minister Ros Altmann
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The Pensions Regulator

TPR makes direct contact with more schemes than ever before

by The Pensions Regulator
The Pensions Regulator explains what it’s been up to lately and prior to the pandemic, to ensure it is safeguarding schemes
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Reward 300 - index of influence

Reward 300 - index of influence
Charles Cotton

Charles Cotton

Senior Adviser for Performance and Reward
CIPD
Liz Robins

Liz Robins

Managing Partner
AS Robins
Karen Thomson

Karen Thomson

Director - Group Payroll Services
Armstrong Watson
Neil Hollister

Neil Hollister

CEO
The Payroll Centre
Ian Hodson

Ian Hodson

Head of Reward
University of Lincoln
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Guides

Advisory Fuel Rates December 2017 – four changes

Advisory Fuel Rates December 2017 – four changes

by Ian Holloway
HMRC’s Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) can be used by employers in two situations, both applying if the employee has a company car.
Recognised Overseas Pensions Schemes

Recognised Overseas Pensions Schemes

by Ian Holloway
Where transfers of funds are made from a UK-registered pension scheme to an overseas one, that overseas scheme must be ‘recognised’ by HMRC to maintain UK tax benefits. HMRC publishes an updated list of overseas pension schemes that have told them they meet the necessary criteria to be a Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (ROPS).
Employer Bulletin 67 (August 2017)

Employer Bulletin 67 (August 2017)

by Ian Holloway
Billed as ‘your route to the latest in payroll news’, this should always be on everyone’s weekend reading list. However, I do have some concerns/comments regarding some of the topics in the latest Employer Bulletin from HMRC.

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