The first PQT of 2025 was a big hit! Over 300 people registered to hear the latest on;

• Payrolling Benefits in Kind (PBIK)
• Holiday Pay
• Statutory Sick Pat (SSP)
• Employment Allowance

Join Nick Day (JGA Recruitment), Simon Parsons (SD Worx), Mathew Akrigg (CIPP) and Richard George (The Payroll Centre) as they discuss all things payroll.

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Our November PQT (last of 2024!) was not to be missed! Watch or listen here to hear the latest on;

• The Government budget & knock on effects
• Raising Standards in the Tax Advice Market
• Mandatory Payrolling in Kind (PBiK)
• And, the Future of Payroll

Join Nick Day (JGA Recruitment), Simon Parsons (SD Worx), Karen Thomson (Armstrong Watson), Mathew Akrigg (CIPP) and Richard George (The Payroll Centre) as they discuss all things payroll & HR.

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This PQT came at a perfect time as the recent UK budget has just been announced, with changes coming into effect in April 2025 that impact employers.

Join Nick Day, Simon Parsons, Karen Thomson, Mathew Akrigg and Andy Nicholls as they discuss all things payroll & HR and how the budget will impact businesses.

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After a much deserved summer break, Payroll Question Time returned with a brand new look and feel!

And we are back with a bang thanks to a very special guest (Jan Laurijssen!) who walked the audience through some epic new Payroll Navigator research:

Your strategic guide to payroll success split into 4 key milestones you must have on your roadmap.

Milestone 1 – Crafting a payroll strategy

Milestone 2 – Conquering payroll compliance

Milestone 3 – Streamlining payroll technology

Milestone 4 – Investing in employee experience

The research was born from an incredible data sample of 18 European countries surveyed, with responses from 5,100 HRDs and 18,000 employees.

Key insights across various industries and company sizes were brought together for a comprehensive picture of the evolving payroll landscape.

All of this knowledge is completely free to download as a PDF whitepaper from the SD Worx website.

And you can listen to the highlights and expert panel discussion right here on the Payroll Question Time podcast!

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We had a fully loaded panel of industry experts this month spanning across a range of disciplines from compliance to systems, pensions to education and recruitment to policy! They all weighed in on this King's Speech special edition of Payroll Question!

Together, the PQT panel fielded audience questions while debating the proposed first 100 day commitments from the new government.

Join Nick Day, Simon Parsons, Karen Thomson, Richard George, Mathew Akrigg and Andy Nicholls as they discuss all things payroll, HR and pensions.

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It was a UK election special for the Payroll Question Time panel this month with this edition being recorded a week before the nation went to the polls for a historic general election.

But what was the prediction for the world of payroll if a new government was to be elected?

On the agenda, Simon, Karen, Mathew and Nick tackled:

General Election – Predictions, politics and employment rights discussed! Note: PQT is politically neutral!

The Repair Shop – What needs overhauls and tweaks, our RTI wishlist and what would you like to see fixed

New breed salary sacrifice and other schemes on the fringe

The future of NICS

Confusing the burden – Hours, postcodes, net pay deductions, small employers discussed

Stranger Things – Payroll ID, P2/P6 tax code changes

Then and now – From fractional workers to bitcoin, how relevant were those predictions for our industry?

The latest from SD Worx Academy + Hot topics / Q&A

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In what turned out to be an action-packed month, we discussed the revelation that a general election was imminent and what that meant for payroll professionals including the numerous risks and concerns the political fallout would yield.

And in cheerier news, we welcomed a new expert to the Payroll Question Time panel: Mathew Akrigg - Policy & Research Officer at The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)! Mathew hit the ground running and answered a raft of tricky questions from the live audience.

Here is what was on the agenda this month:

Troubleshooting and support – RTI, errors and mismatches, support lines from HMRC and more!

General election announced

Inputting of hours worked – what this means, freeports and investment zones impact

Low pay commission / living wage discussed

Sick note culture – hospitality industry tips and discussion on National Insurance / TN numbers

Then and now – From fractional workers to bitcoin, how relevant were those predictions for our industry? (While this was on the agenda, we had so many questions we ran out of time, so it will likely be on the June PQT instead!)

The latest from SD Worx Academy

Hot topics / Q&A

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With a new tax year in full swing, April's edition of Payroll Question Time had plenty to discuss!

Simon Parson from SD Worx, Karen Thomson from AAB, Richard George from The Payroll Centre and Andy Nicholls from The Pension Regulator (plus our host and moderator, JGA Recruitment's CEO Nick Day) pooled their extensive experience to tackle this agenda:

AI – considerations, concerns and advice for the an increasingly automated road ahead

Payroll data – changes to what is being collected, mandation and potential risk

Umbrella companies and compliance

Accrual / rolled up holiday pay discussed

Pensions update from Andy

The latest from SD Worx Academy

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