Graham Jenkins was one of the subject experts speaking at the Purely Payroll Winter Conference held at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, Westminster, London on 23rd February 2012.

Graham delivered a presentation on Payroll Transformation and Global Payroll Outsourcing, during which he discussed the issues and risks facing companies on their transformation journey and highlighted the importance of maintaining focus on the value proposition. Please do not hesitate to contact Graham if you would like more information. 

A leading Trade Association has awarded TCC a contract to monitor compliance across four of their Industry Consumer Code Schemes.

Since 2000, our dedicated trade association team has supported diverse organisations with strategic change programmes, code reviews and compliance monitoring. We have particular expertise in designing and implementing cost-effective but searching regimes to enforce voluntary industry codes of practice.

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.        

A major Trade Association has appointed TCC to develop a pilot code compliance scheme to strengthen consumer protection.

Our client is introducing a national sales scheme to improve good practice, and to help members improve their businesses, provide a basis for a quality rating, and to strengthen consumer protection. TCC has been asked to provide support in developing and testing a process for assessing firms under the scheme, so that this can be refined prior to its formal introduction in 2012.   

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 Consultant Connection runs a practice focused on the needs of professional bodies and trade associations. We have supported associations with strategic planning, governance reviews, code reviews and compliance monitoring.

In response to growth in our portfolio of 'code compliance' projects, we have written a paper to introduce our suite of compliance services for associations with sector codes.

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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

Click here to view the article