Summit

Salary sacrifice and employee benefits can be powerful tools for attracting and retaining talent — but they also bring compliance and reporting challenges for payroll teams. This session explores how to structure, process, and report salary sacrifice arrangements effectively, ensuring accuracy, tax efficiency, and compliance with the latest legislation.

The world of work continues to evolve. We see increasing numbers of employers hiring self-employed contractors overseas, employees with short term free-lance engagements with different organisations, employers cutting employments costs by engaging short term contractors in place of employees and other such arrangements. Against this backdrop and with increasing employment costs, there a range of compliance related questions.

The UK’s proposed Employment Rights Bill could bring major reforms to worker protections, pay transparency, flexible work, and fair treatment. This session will unpack the key provisions, explore their potential impact on payroll and HR operations, and help you prepare for what’s ahead.

Global payroll reporting is vital to ensure organisations meet objectives around compliance, audit readiness, governance, and data management. It also supports effective workforce management and strategic decision-making.
Yet finding, standardising, and transforming data into meaningful global insights remains a significant challenge for many payroll teams.

The new state enforcement agency: The Fair Work Agency is expected April 2026. 

Combining existing enforcement functions, including: 

• Employment agency rules 
• Modern slavery offences
• Gangmasters licencing
• Statutory sick pay
• Statutory holiday pay
• National Minimum Wage 

During this session Jeni and Jo will discuss the new enforcement powers the agency will have, and the impact this will have on employers in the UK

From instant payments to digital currencies, speed and scale have transformed the payments landscape — but also expanded the threat surface. In this fireside chat, two experts unpack how to manage payment complexity while keeping systems secure, compliant, and resilient against emerging cyber risks.

Stay up to date with the latest developments shaping UK payroll. This session brings together recent legislative updates, compliance changes, and best practice insights to help payroll professionals stay ahead. From tax and NI reforms to benefits reporting and pay transparency, we’ll cover what’s changing — and what it means for your payroll operations.

Choosing the right payroll and HR partner can feel like searching for a soulmate — it takes time, trust, and a clear understanding of your needs. In this session, Lara will explore how to identify your perfect vendor match, from setting priorities and assessing compatibility to avoiding common pitfalls that lead to mismatched relationships. Discover the red and green flags to look out for, the questions that reveal true alignment, and how to build a long-term, value-driven partnership that supports your organisation’s growth and goals.

The demand for skilled payroll professionals has never been greater, and the competition to secure top talent now extends across borders. In this workshop, we will explore the shifting landscape of payroll recruitment, uncover the key challenges facing organisations, and share practical strategies to attract, engage and retain the very best professionals in the field.

Before making that investing in AI, let’s assess your readiness. This interactive session provides a comprehensive diagnostic of your organization's AI preparedness across five critical dimensions: data, technology, people, process, and culture. Through hands-on assessment and gap analysis, you'll identify strengths to leverage and obstacles to address. Learn the common pitfalls that derail AI initiatives and how to avoid them. Leave with a personalized readiness scorecard, prioritized gap analysis, and a 30-day action plan to build the foundation for successful AI implementation.