Recorded live after the recent CIPP annual Excellent Conference and Awards in Birmingham at the Hilton Metropole (so please excuse the background noise), in this episode, “Payroll Policy, Strategy & Technology for Generation Z”, I sit down with Helen Hargreaves, Associate Director of Policy at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals to discuss payroll legislation, payroll policy, payroll strategy and payroll technology. In particular, we consider how these core payroll fundamentals are adapting to the worlds changing workforce, in particular, ‘Generation Z’ and the Gig Economy.

The gig economy and “Generation-Z” are causing businesses to rethink how they approach business, engagement, policy and technology. Payroll is no exception, and this is evident in new payroll services being offered and developed such as Pay-on-Demand. Having spent over 27 years with the HMRC, Helen has a comprehensive background in payroll and has seen the industry change and adapt time and again to the changing demands of industry. In this episode, we explore these changes in more detail.

There are few payroll professionals in the industry with more expertise in payroll so if you are passionate about payroll and the future, we recommend you download and subscribe to this episode and save it to your favourites!

Specifically, in this episode of The Payroll Podcast, we discover more about how to apply Payroll Policy, Strategy & Technology to our Changing Workforce, the gig economy and Generation Z including:

Results from CIPP research studies that are influencing change at Government level
How blockchain technology could influence the future of payroll
How and why the payroll industry continues to elevate itself to board level
How to develop payroll strategy to future-proof your payroll department
Brexit uncertainties and planning now for the future
The demands of a changing workforce on payroll
Why you can’t automate payroll positions
Why there will be an increased level of implementation in relation to ‘pay-on-demand’ services
How the gig economy and Generation Z are influencing current payroll trends
The CIPP policy and Research team and how you can get involved in shaping the future of the payroll industry

We hope you enjoy this ‘Payroll Policy & Technology and Generation Z’ episode of The Payroll Podcast! If you know anyone else who works in payroll, then please, share this episode with your friends and get them to subscribe today!

To discover more about Helen Hargreaves, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-hargreaves-msc-chfcippdip-53147333/
To find out more about the CIPP, please go to https://www.cipp.org.uk
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