GPA Payroll Summit
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Due to the high number of participants last year, we've moved the GPA Payroll Summit to Convene 22 Bishopsgate in London on March 6, 2025.
The GPA Payroll Summit aims to share crucial information to help Payroll and HR professionals run their UK, In-country or Global payroll departments more effectively.
Our expert-led Summit will address the challenges employers may face in 2025 and beyond. Throughout the day, there will be opportunities to gain industry insights and take part in discussions.
Top-tier speakers will run sessions on the latest payroll developments in both the UK and Globally. We encourage you to put questions to them and to network with industry peers, and exchange your perspectives as the day progresses. The GPA Payroll Summit offers a deep dive into the future of our remarkable industry; we look forward to seeing you there!
Sessions will cover:
UK Employment Law Updates
UK Holiday Pay
Global Mobility
EU Pay Transparency
Payrolling Benefits in Kind
Preparing a Business Case for Payroll
Minimum Wage
UK Payroll Update
Key Trends
Artificial Intelligence in Payroll
Timetable
| TIME | STREAM ONE | STREAM TWO |
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| 08:30 - 09:20 | Registration and Exhibition |
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| 09:20 - 09:30 | GPA Welcome |
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| 09:30 - 10:15 | Empowering Minds in a World of Machines: Mastering Change in the Modern Workplace Danielle Haig, Director and Principal Business Psychologist at DH Consulting Ltd |
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| 10:15 – 11:00 | Navigating UK Holiday Pay: Compliance and Best Practices In this session, Simon will walk us through UK holiday pay rules, including recent updates, exploring essential topics including calculating entitlements, managing part-time workers and staying compliant with legal requirements. Practical tips will help you ensure accuracy and streamline holiday pay processes while avoiding common challenges, to keep payroll systems running smoothly. Simon Parsons, Director UK Compliance Strategies SD Worx |
Making a success of global What are the critical elements needed to cost efficiently and compliantly manage globally mobility? In this session, Lee McIntyre-Hamilton will share his insights and provide guidance from his many years of supporting clients, drawing on real life examples and case studies. In addition to this, Lee will explain some of the key global mobility HMRC processes and concessions that may assist UK payroll, as well as bringing you a summary of the very latest updates and developments in global mobility tax. Lee Mclntryre-Hamilton, Global Mobility and International Employment Tax, Keystone Law |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee and Exhibition |
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| 11.30 – 12.15 | Navigating the Legal Landscape: Unpacking the new Employment Rights Bill We’ll explore the latest developments in UK employment law and the significant provisions introduced by this transformative legislation. The Employment Rights Bill seeks to modernize protections for workers, covering key areas like flexible working rights, enhanced job security, and measures to address workplace discrimination. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the bill’s key components, actionable insights for compliance, and its impact on both employers and employees in the UK. Emma Bartlett, Partner at CM Murray LLP |
Pay Transparency in the EU – What do you want to know? The June 2026 deadline for compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive is rapidly approaching and an increasing number of firms are beginning to realise how much work needs to be done to help ensure their readiness. In this session, Stuart will be providing an update on the evolving regulation landscape that is emerging within individual EU Countries as they publish details of how they intend to transpose the central requirements into local regulations. Stuart Hyland, Partner at Blick Rothenberg |
| 12:20 – 13:05 | Payrolling Benefits in Kind: A Practical Approach This session offers a comprehensive look at effectively managing and reporting benefits in kind (BIK). Simon will cover key topics such as understanding the tax implications, simplifying the reporting process and ensuring compliance with HMRC guidelines, equipping you with the knowledge and tools needed to handle BIK efficiently and proactively adjust for upcoming regulatory changes. Simon Parsons, Director UK Compliance Strategies SD Worx |
Around the World in 80 Business Cases: How to Build a Compelling Imagine this: You’re expanding your business globally, but payroll is scattered across systems, regions, and currencies. Employees aren’t always paid on time, compliance risks are growing, and your team is swamped in administrative work. Ned McEvoy, Head of Payroll & BPO, Veritas Prime |
| 13:05 –14:00 | Lunch and Exhibition |
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| 14:00 – 14:45 | Raising the Bar: National Minimum Wage and Its Implications for Employers This session explores the recent updates to the National Minimum Wage and their impact on employers. It will cover compliance requirements, potential financial and operational effects and what businesses need to know to adapt to the changes. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for maintaining payroll accuracy and maintaining legal adherence as wage regulations evolve. |
Ready, skillset, go! Change is on its way: whether your organisation is looking to outsource, centralise or automate, global trends are changing the way payroll teams operate. Whether you are a payroll team of one or a geographically dispersed team of hundreds, what you’re doing today is significantly different to what will be needed tomorrow. Join us to explore the changing face of payroll and how today’s trends are elevating the role of the payroll professional in organisations. Simon Bond, Partner at Deloitte Adam J Hawkins, Partner at Deloitte |
| 14.50 – 15.20 | Coffee and Exhibition |
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| 15.25 – 16.20 | Is AI truly the future of Payroll and Payroll Technology , or is it just hype without substance? In this session, we will take a deep dive into the growing role of artificial intelligence in the payroll industry and its potential to revolutionise payroll technology. Join panellists for a frank discussion of whether AI truly offers transformative benefits or if it is being overhyped without delivering tangible results. We’ll consider AI’s impact on automation, accuracy, and efficiency in payroll processes, plus the challenges and opportunities companies face when integrating AI into their payroll systems. Our experts will separate the reality from the hype to uncover the practical applications of AI in payroll. |
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| 16:20 - 17:00 | UK Payroll Update: Navigating Key Trends and Changes Under the New Government With the latest industry updates to ensure you remain compliant and practical strategies to streamline operations and ensure your team stays one step ahead of legislative change, this is an essential session for payroll professionals navigating the ever-changing landscape of regulations and trends. Jo Marshall, Trainer & Consultant, Yorkshire Payroll Services |
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Speakers
Simon Parsons
Director UK Compliance Strategies, SD Worx
Ned McEvoy
Head of Payroll and BPO Services, Veritas Prime LLP
Lee Mclntryre-Hamilton
Global Mobility and International Employment Tax Specialist, Keystone Law
Jo Marshall
Payroll Consultant, Yorkshire Payroll Services Ltd
Dannielle Haig
Director and Principal Business Psychologist, DH Consulting Ltd
Jeni Morris
Minimum Wage Specialist
Emma Bartlett
Partner, CM Murray LLP
Stuart Hyland
Partner, Blick Rothenberg
Adam J Hawkins
Partner at Deloitte
Simon Bond
Partner at Deloitte
Exhibitors
ADP
At ADP, we understand business today looks nothing like it did yesterday. That's why our HR and payroll solutions are backed by data-driven insights. So you can think beyond today, and discover more success tomorrow
CloudPay
CloudPay is united by a single purpose – to modernise the pay experience. With a proud heritage of 25+ years, we transform pay processes across 130 countries and handle over $24bn of payments in 168 currencies. We modernise the pay experience with integrated payroll, funding, payments and pay on-demand solutions delivered via a single global cloud-based platform. We offer payroll flexibility, with services that can be deployed globally, regionally and locally giving employees a choice of how they prefer to be paid - making pay a key differentiator. And we bring certainty, with end-to-end compliance, always-on global data analytics and error-free automated operations, ensuring payroll the one thing that can be relied on.
Currencies Direct
For nearly 30 years, our mission has been to simplify international money transfers, and our passion for delivering fast, secure, and cost-effective mass payments across the globe through a reliable global payments network remains as strong as ever. Our solutions streamline global payroll payments, enabling you to send the right amount of money to the right place at the right time. Our market-leading technology integrates seamlessly with your existing payroll systems, reducing your banking workload, lowering FX spend, and improving processing efficiency. You’ll also gain greater control over your payment workflows and expand your reach, with the ability to make payments to over 120 countries in more than 40 currencies. Supported by exceptional customer service and a robust compliance framework, we help you meet international regulatory requirements effortlessly, ensuring high security standards for all transactions. Confidently simplify your payroll and payments process while maintaining accuracy and efficiency across every transaction.
Deel
Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. It helps companies simplify every aspect of managing a workforce, from onboarding, compliance and performance management, to global payroll, HRIS and immigration support. Deel works for independent contractors and full-time employees in more than 150 countries, compliantly. And getting set up takes just a few minutes. For more information, visit Deel.com.
Ebury
Ebury is a global financial services firm that empowers businesses of all sizes to trade and grow internationally with ease by removing global barriers. Ebury Mass Payments provides bespoke, market-leading payment solutions for the HR/Payroll industry. We deliver payroll and statutory payments across major and emerging markets in over 140+ currencies through a single platform. Our global presence across Europe, US, Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific enables us to deliver both cross-border and domestic salary & statutory payments, on time and in full.
Frontier Software
With 40 years’ experience, Frontier Software is an established provider of a global payroll solution, with offices across seven countries, including Australia and the UK. The ichris (International Comprehensive Human Resource Integrated Software) solution incorporates a payroll module that delivers real time, secure access to data, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations in 26 countries. Optional modules build a multi-functional and highly flexible payroll and/or HCM solution, that is cloud based and accessible 24/7 using a range of devices. Frontier Software also offer outsourced payroll services from bureau to fully managed, with a solution for all industry sectors; whatever the requirement.
The Global Payroll Association
The Global Payroll Association is a one-stop-shop for global and in-country payroll professionals. Our expansive range of resources offers everything from interactive training courses to comprehensive directories and in-depth country resources. Join us to connect with world-leading payroll experts and network with other like-minded professionals. Being part of the GPA opens doors for our worldwide membership to access online and physical Payroll events across the globe, webinars and podcasts with guest specialists in their field and a series of training options on in-country payroll legislation. The GPA run summits and symposiums around the world and a dedicated awards event - the Global Payroll Awards - to celebrate the payroll industry. We are passionate and dedicated champions of all things payroll and, most importantly, we are champions of the people in payroll.
iiPay
iiPay is a service-focused global payroll provider driven by cloud-based technology. iiPay’s solution empowers Payroll, HR, and Finance professionals with advanced data management, analytics, business intelligence, and reporting on any global payroll data at any time. iiPay reduces complexity, centralizes and simplifies multi-country payroll processes, and ensures payroll compliance in every country served. iiPay strives to be a true partner and an extension of their client’s payroll team. iiPay currently provides fully managed global payroll services in more than 170 countries. iiPay’s relentless focus on service reflects the vision of the company to simplify global payroll – For Business. For People.
Remote
Remote’s all-in-one Global HR platform enables companies to build and manage global teams. Our platform includes global payroll for direct employee payments, employer of record (EOR) services for international expansion without the need for local legal entities, and hiring support through Remote Talent. Remote also provides rapid onboarding and payment for international freelancers, as well as managing the entire HR lifecycle with our HRIS system. Get started on remote.com.
Strada
Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally. With a team of more than 8,000 experts, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.
UKG
At UKG, our purpose is people. We are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through technology built for all. UKG One View is a global payroll solution that gives you the ability to manage complexity and achieve compliant payroll across 160+ countries in one unified experience regardless of your in-country payroll provider. One View seamlessly provides a comprehensive view of payroll, tax, and funding. While providing the same easy-to-use mobile experience across all locations, enabling employees to access their payroll data in over 20 languages.
Nearby Parking: NCP London Vintry Thames Exchange Thames Exchange, Bell Wharf Lane, off Upper Thames Street, London EC4R 3TB Tower Hill Car and Coach Park 50 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DT
Nearby Bus Stations: Bishopsgate (Stop N) Bishopsgate City of London (Stop R) Old Broad Street St Mary Axe (Stop LR, Z) Threadneedle Street (Stop LN) Wormwood (Stops Q, W, Y)
Nearby Underground Lines: Bank (Central, DLR, Northern, Waterloo & City) Liverpool Street (London Overground, TfL Rail, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan) Moorgate (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern) Monument (Circle, District)
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I have always found the GPA events to be extremely informative with high quality speakers covering key topics, great networking opportunities and fantastic value for money too!
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The GPA team were very helpful, professional and welcoming. This really made the day most very enjoyable as well as being informative. The setting for the venue was well-chosen for getting there and the meetings were well-organised and structured. There was something for everyone concerned with the complexities and issues in payroll both in the UK and globally, thank you GPA!
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I had a very enjoyable day and it was great to catch up with delegates from last year. The event was very informative and featured some excellent presentations by your key speakers.
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I have always found the GPA events to be extremely informative with high quality speakers covering key topics, great networking opportunities and fantastic value for money too!