Trust, Transparency & The Future of Payroll | The Payroll Podcast Vault #2
In this Special Vault edition, Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by Tom Heys, Head of UK Gender Pay Gap at Lewis Silkin LLP, Rick Hammell, Founder and CEO of Globalli, Miranda Humphries, Global Payroll Leader, Sylvian Grande, Chief Product Officer at PayFit, Tricia Hartley, Global Payroll Pioneer, David Docherty, Chief Commercial Officer at Epicenter, Christina Ruderer, Director of Payroll Training at PayrollOrg, and Jason Sweby, Experienced Software Developer.
Title: π Trust, Transparency & The Future of Payroll | The Payroll Podcast Vault #2 π
Host: ποΈ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guests:
π€ Tom Heys, Head of UK Gender Pay Gap at Lewis Silkin LLP
π€ Rick Hammell, Founder and CEO of Globalli
π€ Miranda Humphries, Global Payroll Leader
π€ Sylvian Grande, Chief Product Officer at PayFit
π€ Tricia Hartley, Global Payroll Pioneer
π€ David Docherty, Chief Commercial Officer at Epicenter
π€ Christina Ruderer, Director of Payroll Training at PayrollOrg
π€ Jason Sweby, Experienced Software Developer
Episode Overview:
π In this Special Vault episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day joined by Tom Heys,Β Rick Hammell,Β Miranda Humphries,Β Sylvian Grande,Β Tricia Hartley,Β David Docherty,Β Christina Ruderer, andΒ Jason Sweby ask them all the same questions, distilling decades of experience into one powerful episode. The result is a masterclass in why payroll is never just about processing numbers. It’s about trust, livelihoods, and leading through change.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Payroll as a Livelihood: Guests highlight why accurate, on-time pay is a matter of employee trust and financial wellbeing, not just a back-office function.
- The Limits of Technology: Guests stress that systems alone cannot fix payroll problems, and that process, procedure, and business transformation must come first.
- AI and the Future of Payroll: Guests share why payroll leaders must educate themselves on AI now, or risk being left behind as the profession rapidly evolves.
- EU Pay Transparency Directive: Guests unpack the medium-term disruption ahead for employers and the challenge of communicating equal value pay concepts across different markets.
- Career Growth and Leadership in Payroll: Guests offer advice on owning your career direction, taking pride in the profession, and why great payroll leadership is fundamentally about people, not numbers.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- π€ Tom Heys’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ Tricia Hartley’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ Sylvian Grande’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ Miranda Humphries’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ Rick Hammell’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ David Docherty’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ Christina Ruderer’s LinkedIn Profile
- π€ Jason Sweby’s LinkedIn Profile
- π³ Greenify Talent: JGA Planet Positive (ESG) Recruitment Solution
- π€ Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- π’ JGA Payroll Recruitment
- π§ Check out our sister podcast, The HR L&D Podcast
PAYROLL LEADERS – I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION! π’
π Thank you for tuning in to The Payroll Podcast. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we continue to dive into the fascinating world of payroll! π§π
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