Ian has been in the payroll profession for over 30 years, processing payrolls from all sectors, large and small.  He moved from hands-on exposure in 2011 to become involved in educating the profession.  His wide-ranging experience and up-to-date knowledge ensured he was able to impart this information to UK professionals through course material, social media, newsletters and face-to-face presentations.

However, educating the profession cannot be achieved without knowing how the profession works on a day-to-day basis and he realised that a move back to hands-on was essential.  So, today, Ian is involved with a vital aspect of the payroll environment, that of working with the software that actually does a lot of the hard work for the profession.  He is pleased to be the Head of Legislation and Compliance at Cintra HR and Payroll Services, who constantly demonstrate their commitment to quality and compliant payroll and HR software, support and payroll services.

The return to being involved in a hands-on environment has not stopped his desire to inform, educate and train the UK payroll profession.  Indeed, this is now better-achieved, as he is able to draw on real processing situations. 

Ian approaches education and communication very much from the perspective of how this will impact the software, the employer and the worker.  So, whilst the legislation is vital, compliance and effective communication are paramount.