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2026

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CIPP and DWP Satutory Sick Pay (SSP) Webinar

Online

Thursday 6 August 2026, 11:00 - 11:45.

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) remains one of – if not the biggest change to come out of the Employment Rights Act 2025 affecting employers. Join our event on the 6 August at 11am, where the CIPP’s Policy Team members Mathew Akridge and Roxanne Slevin will be joined by the DWP to go through the Statutory Sick Pay rules and answer your questions.

Take Your Pay Career Further with the CIPP

Online

Monday 7 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:45.

This session highlights how the CIPP supports pay professionals through membership, resources, and networking, helping you build skills, stay compliant, and progress your career with confidence.

Overcoming Hiring Challenges: Payroll Recruitment Insights for 2026/27

Online

Monday 7 September 2026, 14:00 - 14:45.

The payroll talent market continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for employers looking to attract, secure, and retain the right people. From changing candidate expectations and salary demands to increasing competition for skilled professionals, organisations need to adapt their hiring strategies to stay ahead.

Payroll Skills for the Future: What Employers Need (and How to Stay Ahead)

Online

Thursday 10 September 2026, 12:15 - 13:00.

With increasing regulation, digital transformation, and mandatory payrolling of benefits approaching, payroll professionals need to continuously upskill. This session explores the key skills employers are looking for now and in the near future, alongside practical ways to build them.

Stop Managing Payroll. Start Designing It

Online

Wednesday 9 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:45.

In this session, we'll explore what happens when payroll is pushed beyond its original design and how a SaaS and automation-led approach creates a more predictable, scalable and resilient operating model. This is a practical look at building payroll to support growth, not slow it down.

CIPP’s Payroll Insights Report: how payroll is evolving

Online

Wednesday 9 September 2026, 14:00 - 14:45.

Join the CIPP’s Policy team to look over the results of our latest series of Payroll Insights Surveys. Whether you work in-house, in a bureau or somewhere in between, there will be some key data and takeaways you can learn about the pay industry and what’s changing.

Benefits in Kind is changing – is your payroll team ready?

Online

Thursday 10 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:45.

Payrolling Benefits in Kind isn't just an extension of what you've been doing for the last decade – it's a fundamental shift. Join us to explore what payroll teams really need to prepare for BIK in 2027, and how to get ahead now

The Strategic Payroll Function: Turning Data and Change Into Boardroom Influence

Online

Thursday 10 September 2026, 14:00 - 14:45.

Discover how upcoming legislative changes and richer payroll data can help transform payroll from a compliance function into a strategic business advisor.

The Payroll Team of the Future: AI, Automation and Smarter Operations

Online

Friday 11 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:45.

AI and automation are reshaping payroll, but how ready are teams to embrace that change? Join us in partnership with Cintra as we cut through the noise and explore how smarter operations are transforming what payroll teams actually do.

CIPP Ask Advisory

Online

Friday 11 September 2026, 14:00 - 14:45.

The amazing CIPP Advisory team will be hosting a live webinar where you can ask them your questions on the day! Come and ask any hot topics to help keep the rest of the pay industry compliant.

Annual Conference and Exhibition

Newport

Be a part of the UK's biggest payroll conference and exhibition, and our flagship event of the year. Taking place on 7 and 8 October 2026 at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales.

Bookings now live! Early bird rates available!

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