Graham Jenkins was a key note speaker at the Webster Buchanan Global Payroll Summit held in San Francisco on 18th & 19th October.

Graham participated in the opening confidential clinics attended by a number of global companies, where each company was given the opportunity to discuss their issues and plans for global transformation and to receive guidance and expert opinion from a small number of experienced consultants, comprising Graham and a number of Webster Buchanan consultants.

In addition, Graham delivered two key note speeches during the global summit;

- Is your value proposition lost in a fog of issues? 

In this speech, Graham examined whether, faced with a number of key issues along the payroll transformation and outsourcing journey, both clients and service providers might be losing sight of the value proposition of the global payroll initiative. In his speech, Graham argued that companies are often so focused on the 'what', 'where', 'who' and 'when' that they are losing focus on the 'why'.

- Payroll Process Controls; Prevention is better than Cure

In this speech, Graham looked at the governance issues facing global & regional payroll process owners, and made a compelling case for implementing preventative control measures across the end to end payroll process. Graham recommended a methodology, developed by The Consultant Connection Limited to provide the assurance on the key elements of the payroll process.

Finally, Graham was part of the closing Q & A panel, focusing on the 'Do's and Don'ts' in building vendor relationships. There was a lively debate in which Graham argued the case for increased due diligence by clients and service providers PRE CONTRACT in complex payroll outsourcing deals. Graham also led a discussion on avoiding the typical adversarial nature of the contracting process by ensuring payroll subject matter experts lead the negotiation, rather than procurement and legal. 

Please contact The Consultant Connection if you wish to discuss any of these topics in more detail.        

Graham Jenkins attended the Banking Forum for Payroll on 1st September 2011 in Canary Wharf, London. He delivered a presentation on the Complexities of International Payroll Transformation and Outsourcing.

In his presentation, Graham covered the key challenges facing global companies as they seek to transform their global payroll operations and he led a discussion on the top 10 issues, their impacts on complex projects and how to mitigate the risks associated with these challenges. Please contact Graham at The Consultant Connection for more details.  

The following article, written by Graham Jenkins, was published on Webster Buchanan's International Payroll Centre (See Part 1 below - December 2010)

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Graham Jenkins delivered two key note presentations at  Webster Buchanan's Third Annual Multi-country payroll summit in London on 11th and 12th May 2011.

In the first, entitled "Prevention Is Better Than The Cure", Graham highlighted the benefits of implementing an appropriate rolling program of Process Control and Audit Readiness Assessments to ensure ongoing payroll controls and compliance.

In the second presentation entitled "Harmony or Heartbreak", Graham discussed the potential issues arising in payroll outsourcing projects and ways to avoid the pitfalls which can lead to a breakdown in relationships between clients and suppliers.

Graham also sat on two panel sessions, covering 'Outsourcing lessons learned' and 'The dos and donts in building of vendor relationships'.

Please contact us to discuss any of these topics and to request copies of the presentations.

TCC is delighted to announce that it has achieved accreditation to ISO 14001: Environmental Management System for the provision of management consultancy and associated professional services.

TCC recognises the importance of reducing its current environmental impact footprint and is committed to conducting its business responsibly and in compliance with all legal requirements relating to the supply of its products and services, the procurement of supplies from third parties and the disposal of any of its waste products. TCC aims to seek continual improvement in all its stated aims, objectives and targets.     

The following article, written by Graham Jenkins, was published on Webster Buchanan's International Payroll Centre

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The TCC Board of Directors has approved the Company Environmental Policy and TCC will commit resources to achieve ISO 14001:2004 EMS Certification. Our Stage 1 Assessment was completed on 30th November 2010 and our Stage 2 (Registration) Assessment will be held in March 2011. A copy of our Environmental Policy is available on this website  

The contribution of the TCC Consultancy Masterclass to Central Government's Consultancy Value Programme was referenced directly by the Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell. This came in the Public Accounts Committee Hearing on 17th November 2010 on Central Government's Use of Consultants and Interims. TCC's Consultancy Masterclass is a key tool in the Government's Consultancy Value Programme, helping Senior Civil Servants understand how best to manage, control and gain value from relationships with consultants.   

Following the publication of the 'Consultancy Value Programme - Local Government' by OGC (now Cabinet Office) we have started to deliver Consultancy Masterclasses to Local Government, in support of the national Local Government Professional Services Group. The TCC Masterclass is the only externally delivered service to be included in the Toolkit, and builds on our extensive delivery record wth Central Government.   

The following blog appeared on CIPD's People Management capturing a lively debate from Graham Jenkins during a session where Graham was a panel member at Webster Buchanan's Multi-Country Payroll Summit in London.

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