Resources for payroll professionals
Webinars, guides and blogs tackling the hot topics and challenges facing payroll professionals today.
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Running your Payroll Bureau from the cloud
By moving your payroll applications to a hosted system, you and your team can gain better control over your IT and software spend, as well as be safe…
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How to improve your home office environment with payroll hosting
The need for remote working is now being further emphasised as experts are speculating that the COVID-19 pandemic may result in far more people wanting to work from…
Payroll in the next normal – How payroll professionals are adapting to a changing work landscape
The word of the year has surely been ‘unprecedented’. So much so that many of us heave a collective sigh of exasperation whenever that word rears its head…
Mental health and working from home thirteen important ways to support your employees
Failure to support employees’ mental health while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic could mean declines in productivity at a crucial period for your business. Don’t worry, our guide looks at thirteen ways…
A simple guide to the paperless business office
Cut through the jargon and find out:Why to go paperlessWhere all the paper comes fromHow to transition to paper-free systems
Finance departments in the next normal – Making the difference to your organisation
Every business and every individual around the world has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic – some more seriously than others.In this guide, we will look at the…
There is no new normal; how can businesses navigate the next normal?
How can businesses navigate the next normal
Future of Workplace: Are you ready for the Next Normal?
The impact COVID-19 has had is huge and while lockdown measures begin to lighten, UK businesses must be ready to adapt and future-proof their workplace.To help you ensure…
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Here to Help: Top tips for ensuring a productive payroll department when working from home
Recent announcements suggest that it could be much longer than first expected until everyone is back in the office. As a result, it’s crucial that key business functions…
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5 ways electronic payslips can benefit your clients
One of the most impactful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the record number of businesses operating remotely.The result has been a huge outcry from businesses to move…
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A look into IRIS’ rapid support to aid payroll professionals
The impact COVID-19 has had on businesses is huge, there’s been a record number of people working remotely and a vast amount of legislation has been introduced.We’ve never…
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Managing Holiday Pay calculations during a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many either cancelling or postponing their holidays, but as summer comes to an end, employees are finding they have an abundance of…
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New law protects furloughed workers from reduced redundancy pay
A new law to support workers has been introduced, following reports that some employers are reducing redundancy pay for their furloughed staff.While the number of employers making cuts…
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Five ways to stay connected when working remotely
As we tackle our second national lockdown, many organisations are likely planning for employees to continue working remotely for the long term.Employees tend to fall into two camps…
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Here to Help: Becoming COVID-secure – what does this mean?
The government has provided a list of guidelines to help companies make sure their workplaces are safe for employees to return to. They’re calling this being ‘COVID-secure’.Encouraging businesses…
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A day in the life of a small business owner
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses already faced an uphill battle with one in five failing in their first year. And now with the current economic climate and…
The next normal: A day in the life of a boardroom
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we all live and work – quite possibly for good.The level of transformation has been enormous – no matter what profession…
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As COVID hits profits, can law firms make savings in HR and payroll?
More than eight in ten top law firms are concerned that COVID will stop them achieving their financial ambitions, a major survey of the legal sector by PWC…
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What is voluntary redundancy?
With the economic landscape facing more uncertainty as each day passes, business owners across the UK are being tasked with some incredibly difficult decisions. As small businesses (SMEs) in…
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Another year, another payroll year end – are you ready for 2020?
For payroll professionals at any stage in their career, payroll year end is a particularly stressful period. Following furlough, redundancies and COVID-19, 2020 is likely to further complicate what is already a particularly…
5 reasons why your organisation must move your financial services to the cloud
Cloud financial services offer undeniable benefits across your team. Today, as many workforces continue to operate remotely as a result of COVID-19, this level of flexibility is no longer a ‘nice to…
Another day at the (home) office: why finance professionals benefit from remote working
Working nine to five is, for the first time, no longer a way to make a living. While COVID-19 has no doubt caused businesses a great many challenges and concerns, it has also showcased…
Furlough extended until April 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has just announced that the furlough scheme will be extended for an additional month until the end of April 2021.This scheme has already provided over…
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As furlough ends, Job Support Scheme complicates payroll even more
Furlough has created a cluster of new complexities for businesses in the way they handle their payroll, but its sequel, the Job Support Scheme is set to add…
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Getting international payroll right: what do you need to consider?
There’s a myriad of strategic and tactical activity needed when setting up a business or office abroad and one of the key priorities to consider is your payroll…
Financial clarity protects your business from hefty fines
With the arrival of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to stay on top of your data – and not just because you need to know your financial position. Misreporting your financial position…
Data breaches: whistleblower reports to watchdog skyrocket to hit record high
Whistleblower reports on data breaches have continued to soar in the wake of GDPR, rising to record highs, a new report has found.It’s been more than two years…
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Payroll at the heart of employee engagement
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many businesses re-evaluating their key functions, creating an ideal opportunity for payroll professionals to transform and improve their processes.For those looking to…
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Engaging and communicating with a spread-out workforce
While businesses are beginning to reopen and furloughed staff are returning part-time, it’s important to remember that due to the current pandemic many employees will still opt for…
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IRIS Live: Payroll in the next normal
IRIS’ recent survey showed that a third of Payroll Professionals are worried about the future of payroll and what’s coming next.
That’s why we’ve teamed up the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) to bring you the latest payroll legislation news, a CJRS update, help you get more from your payroll, and provide peace of mind about what’s next for payroll professionals.
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IRIS Live: Day in the life of a small business
For small businesses to beat the 1 in 5 survival odds, you need to pick the right technology partner to support you and provide scale for growth.
In this session we hear from business owners the technology that runs their business throughout the day and the benefits of a single supplier relationship.
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IRIS Live: Creating strategic advantage from the COVID-19 situation
Even as companies focus on the immediate business shocks, they need to plan for the postcrisis world. The experience of the fast movers out of the last recession teaches business leaders emerging from this one to take thoughtful actions to balance growth, margins, and optionality.
But where should firms look for opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic? In this session we explore how companies can create a strategic advantage for their infrastructure and assets.
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IRIS Live: Making online and cashless payments work for you
Pre pandemic the UK was already seeing to move towards a predominately cashless society by 2025. But now cash could be virtually wiped out in the UK within two due to COVID-19, with many businesses who have reopened since the lockdown already refusing to accept notes and coins due to the contactless payment limited being increased from £30 to £45 in the UK.
Added to this, receiving money in good time has never been more important with cashflow being the number one concern of most UK businesses during the pandemic. Late payments can have a critical impact on the health of a business.
In this session we will explore how businesses are focusing on reducing late payments, removing cash and focusing on cashless and online payments as well as how their are expanding with sales channels online as shopping habits have been forever changed in the wake of COVID-19.
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IRIS Live: How to weather the storm
80% of small businesses fail in their first year and ~58% fail after five years in business according to the ONS. And these stats were all pre-covid!
Hear from the experts on how small businesses weather the turbulent covid pandemic storm and how technology can help.
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IRIS Live: The paperless environment anywhere
Managing a business and employees is difficult enough, let alone whilst everyone is at working from home.
During this session our experts will show how business owners can drive business success through virtual working and a paperless environment.
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IRIS Live: Day in the life of a large business
Running an company can be a complex task, with multiple areas of focus internally and externally throughout the day. Every company is different, yet their goals are often the same.
Hear from your fellow business leader peers as we discuss the technology that runs their companies through each day and how the right technology partner and relationship is critical to their success.
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IRIS Live: IRIS in the next normal
The coronavirus pandemic has had a global impact, and IRIS hasn’t been exempt. We have had to make both reactive and pro-active changes as we adapt our own business to the next normal.
Hear from our CEO and other members of IRIS executive committee on what IRIS has done to adapt to the ever changing next normal.
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IRIS Live: How to strengthen your business for international growth during COVID-19
The acceleration of digital adoption is enabling companies to expand and grow their business internationally, but how do companies cater for international growth during COVID-19?
During the current economic uncertainty, companies need to continue strengthening their organisations, so that they may provide more flexibility to the workforce while executing operations at full speed if they are going to maximise their growth drivers.
In this session we hear from the leaders of companies who have used IRIS to support their international growth plans and provide insights on how to do this during COVID-19.
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IRIS Live: Building valuable relationships with your payroll clients
With 93% of accounting firms providing payroll services for clients, payroll is a stable part of the compliance offering of accounting firms. But how do you drive a good margin on this necessary client service? Should you provide it in-house or outsource it? And more importantly, why both strong customer and supplier relationships are critical to the services’ success.
We debate with firms what works best; outsourced payroll or in-house and how to improve payroll margins.
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IRIS Live: Digital acceleration of the back-office
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies by several years as businesses adjust to the next normal. The majority of this digitisation has been on the front office to enable businesses to continue to interact with customers etc. virtually, but what has the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown had on businesses back-office?
Hear from your fellow peers and IRIS experts on how businesses are accelerating their digital transformation of their back office, driving greater efficiencies to thrive in the next normal.
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IRIS Live: Challenging the normal office and driving greater efficiencies in staff payroll
Payroll can be complex at the best of times, yet there are still a number of businesses that have predominately manual payroll processes dispite all automation available to them. When choosing an automated solution, is it best to utilise the best technology and continue with it in house or have someone else complete it for you as a service.
In this session we will challenging the normal office and discuss the merits from the various solutions to drive greater efficiencies in your staff payroll.
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IRIS Live: Flexible working: birth of the new ‘home’ office
In order for businesses to survive the current pandemic they had to get their entire workforce to work from home over night. We’ve gone from a culture of office working to flexible and home working in an instant – it’s the biggest flexible working experiment in history but we don’t know the outcome of this yet. Are we seeing the end of the office and the birth of a new competitive advantage / working efficiencies for the long term?
Join our round table discussion as our experts discuss the birth of the new home office and whether this will be a good thing for companies and employees.
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IRIS Live: Creating strategic advantage from the COVID-19 situation
Even as companies focus on the immediate business shocks, they need to plan for the postcrisis world. The experience of the fast movers out of the last recession teaches business leaders emerging from this one to take thoughtful actions to balance growth, margins, and optionality.
But where should firms look for opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic? In this session we explore how companies can create a strategic advantage for their infrastructure and assets.
Payroll
IRIS Live: Agile business planning in a rapidly changing world
Rarely have business leaders and financial professionals face more complex, changing conditions than they have during the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have had to adapt quickly to survive, but this has brought about it’s own set of challenges to providing insights to the financial future of the company.
With the economic landscape in constant flux, how do you ensure your business plan, forecast and budget processes are agile to withstand the market trends? Hear from your professional peers on how they have achieved agile business planning in a rapidly changing business world.
