The Shift That’s Redefining Pay Trust and Compliance with Simon Parsons #214
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by Simon Parsons, payroll thought leader, compliance expert, and Director of UK Compliance Strategies at SD Worx.
Title: 🌟 The Shift That’s Redefining Pay Trust and Compliance with Simon Parsons #214 🌟
Host: 🎙️ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: 👤 Simon Parsons, Director of UK Compliance Strategies at SD Worx.
Episode Overview:
🔊 In this insightful episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day sits down with Simon Parsons, Director of UK Compliance Strategies at SD Worx, to explore how payroll, HR, and employment law are converging in response to rising compliance demands and changing employee expectations. Simon brings decades of experience shaping UK payroll policy and technology, offering a clear perspective on why payroll is becoming central to trust, data integrity, and modern workforce strategy.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- HR and Payroll Convergence: Why employment law and payroll delivery are increasingly intertwined.
- Compliance Risk and Enforcement: What rising scrutiny means for holiday pay, NMW, and statutory payments.
- Payroll Data as Strategy: How payroll data powers employee experience, retention, and DEI reporting.
- Earned Wage Access and Any Day Pay: The realities, risks, and what real time pay could look like.
- Misinformation and Vendor Due Diligence: How to evaluate payroll innovations without creating new compliance issues.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 👤 Simon Parsons
- 👤 Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- 📢 JGA Payroll Recruitment
- 🎧 Check out our sister podcast, The HR L&D Podcast
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