The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals

PQP testimonials

Valerie Metcalfe, Head of Payroll, Sodexo
“We are delighted to have gained the accreditation, it truly is an honour and we are thrilled. A big thank you to CIPP and especially to Liz Lay for her dedication and commitment in helping us achieve this.”

Sharon Simpson- George is Client Services Manager at Frontier Software
“We are absolutely delighted to learn that we have gained this accreditation, It has confirmed what we already knew – that Frontier Software has a first class payroll services team. The PQP process gave our Bureau teams the opportunity to be involved in reviewing all our payroll practices; demonstrating to them that they were already delivering best practice, but also involved in identifying how they can develop as individuals within the business. The morale and confidence boost this has given the teams is truly amazing”.

Angela Clark is HR Manager at Carousel
“At Carousel we pride ourselves on our people development across all areas of our business and we were very pleased to receive our recent PQP re-accreditation. PQP is an excellent quality award which has helped us to get the most out of our payroll function by focusing on enhancing and developing our skills and knowledge in this area. This focus on the development and assessment of payroll competencies has enabled us to provide our staff with a professional payroll service they can trust”.

Sean Hoskin from Oxford City Council
“We engaged in the PQP whilst implementing a new HR and Payroll system. The team saw this as an excellent opportunity to review all our processes and help develop the skills and knowledge ourstaff would need to drive the department forward after implementation. Our version of Skillscope provided the ideal tool to assess the department's skill levels and plan our needs and requirements as our new payroll & HR system evolved”.

Barry Browning, Payroll Manager at the Automobile Association (AA)
"We are absolutely delighted to receive the PQP accreditation. It underlines how committed we are to the achievement of best practice in the development of our payroll team. We will continue to enhance the processes we have put in place to ensure that accreditation is renewed year after year. I am very proud of my team, they have the qualifications, knowledge and skills to demonstrate to our internal and external customers that as payroll professionals we are committed to provide the highest level of value and service”.

Cable and Wireless Payroll Manager Jan Weatherspoon
“Working with the CIPP over the past 18 months has re-assured me that we are working with all the right processes and have also identified room for improvement. Receiving the PQP accreditation has been a real confidence boost and has allowed me to advertise to the rest of the company just how professional we are, giving my team some well deserved recognition”.

Gill Gardner is Head of Shared Service at Staffordshire Shared Business
“I am very pleased that the Payroll Quality Partnership award has been made to our Employment Services team - it recognises and confirms the reputation it has for the training and development of its staff. NHS employees and their employers in Staffordshire can be confident that this award demonstrates a professional approach to the delivery of our payroll services".

Fiona Chamberlain works for North Bristol NHS Trust and is Head of Payroll
“The Payroll Team at North Bristol NHS Trust are delighted and proud to have been awarded the PQP accreditation from the CIPP. This has been a great effort from the Payroll team and I am immensely proud of the work that has been input to achieve this award. As a department we always strive to achieve an accurate and quality payroll service, this accreditation provides us with evidence that will give The Payroll Team the recognition of this both within our Trust and externally, and are looking forward to the continuing development of the Team”.

Warwickshire County Council’s Payroll Manager Jaspal Heer
“We provide payroll services to a diverse group of organisations comprising of approximately 32,000 payments each month. Achieving PQP accreditation from CIPP means a lot to the payroll services team. This award have given us the confidence we are heading in the right direction and underlines our professional approach to our customers"