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Course overview
Unlock the complexities of National Minimum Wage (NMW) compliance with this masterclass training course hosted by renowned payroll expert Jeni Morris, who is one of the UK’s leading specialists in minimum wage compliance.
This comprehensive four-half-day session series, running monthly, is designed specifically for experienced payroll professionals and senior managers who want to deepen their expertise and take a proactive approach to managing compliance with confidence and precision.
Each session is packed with practical insights, real-world examples, and interactive activities to ensure you gain the expertise needed to navigate the intricacies of NMW regulations confidently.
- CPD: 10 points
Course fees:
- Online: £1,450 + VAT
- Member rate*: £1,250 + VAT
Prices valid until 30 June and reviewed annually.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the compliance risks associated with the National Minimum Wage
- Design best practice mitigations to avoid these risks
- Confidently handle a range of difficult situations regarding NMW compliance
- Establish policies and procedures for responding to an HMRC audit
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- Four half-day sessions over consecutive weeks
Entry requirements
This course is designed specifically for experienced payroll professionals and senior managers with a foundational understanding of payroll processes and basic compliance requirements.
Prior experience in payroll management and familiarity with general payroll legislation will be beneficial to fully engage with the advanced topics covered in this course.
Who's it for?
Compliance with the National Minimum Wage is crucial for any organisation to avoid legal pitfalls, financial penalties and reputational damage.
This course provides you with the knowledge and tools to identify compliance risks, design effective mitigations, and handle complex payroll scenarios.
By attending, you will be better equipped to ensure your payroll processes are fully compliant, thereby safeguarding your organisation or clients against potential audits and penalties.
Meet our NMW specialist trainer, Jeni Morris
Jeni Morris stands as one of the UK’s foremost authorities on National Minimum / Living Wage regulations.
Her profound expertise is rooted in an eight-year tenure as National Head of the NMW specialist team at one of the Big Four consultancy firms, complemented by her earlier role within HMRC’s core NMW team, where she developed her specialisation in this complex area.
Subjects
- Overview of NMW legislation and compliance
- Key players: HMRC, DBT, LPC, ACAS
- Compliance risks and enforcement activities
- NMW investigation timeline and navigation
- Record keeping, penalties, and naming lists
- Definitions of types of work
- Classification and misclassification of workers
- Impact of salary, time, output, and unmeasured types
- Pre and post April 2020 changes
- Pay review periods
- Implications for calculations
- Complex scenarios: TUPE, self-employed/agency staff
- Time tracking requirements and systems
- Exceptions and alternative time recordings
- Case study of extra working time
- Impact of time on calculations
- Preparing for an HMRC audit
- Overview of relevant pay and legal deductions
- Handling relevant pay:
- Allowances
- Premium payments
- Bonuses
- Gratuities, tips and service charges
- Expenses
- Complexities of deductions:
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Deductions for the employer’s ‘own use and benefit’
- Third party deductions
- Impact of pay and deductions on calculations
- Best practises and next steps
About CIPP
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is the Chartered Institute for payroll, pensions and reward professionals in the UK. With more than 9,500 individuals benefitting from the CIPP's membership benefits and CIPP-approved qualifications and training, the Institute is dedicated to raising the profile of payroll in businesses across the UK.
IPP Education Ltd (IPPE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CIPP. IPPE is an education and training provider specialising in payroll, pensions and reward, that develops, delivers, assesses, and awards its products to the relevant industry standard.
Why choose IPPE?
- All content is developed in liaison with employers and industry leads within payroll, pensions and reward.
- All of IPPE’s products are CIPP-approved for quality and legislative compliance.
- Our training courses are delivered by professionals active within the payroll, pensions or reward industries.
- Our end-point assessments are conducted by qualified assessors active within the payroll industry.
- Our qualifications are delivered and assessed by qualified tutors active within the payroll, pensions or reward industries.
