More Training Needed as Recession Hits

Today, learnPAYROLL launches its 2009 Prospectus, which includes courses specifically tailored to meet the urgent training needs of staff having to learn new skills due to the consolidation of HR and payroll roles within their organisation.

Budget cuts now mean that there is a growing trend amongst employers to combine both HR and payroll functions, and employees are having to adopt additional responsibilities to compensate.

Furthermore, with unemployment expected to reach the two million mark by the end of 2008¹, learnPAYROLL is urging HR and payroll staff to be fully up-to-date with their training on the areas surrounding terminations, taxes, pensions and salary sacrifice.

As the UK’s leading payroll training provider, learnPAYROLL offers its popular Update course, a comprehensive selection of basic to advanced courses, specialist workshops and qualifications, all aiming to provide the relevant skills to best deal with problems emerging from the credit crunch.

The Company’s new Specialist Courses cover training in Termination and Redundancy Payments, Understanding Pensions Schemes and NI and Payroll Practice & Legislation.

Ken Gurr, payroll education director of The Learn Centre, said:  “One of the unfortunate outcomes of the recession is the significant loss of jobs. Payroll and HR professionals have to deal with the growing number of redundancies, so it is vital that they have the most up-to-date knowledge and skills to handle this.

“It is also imperative that they are current with upcoming legislation such as the new national insurance recording thresholds being introduced in April 2009 and are aware of the ongoing changes to maternity and adoption rights.”

For further information and to enrol on courses for 2009, please visit www.learnpayroll.co.uk

¹The Confederation of Business Industry, 17 November 2008:
http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca12a8025671c00381cc7/568f04449af68
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Notes to editors:

Available in locations nationwide, learnPAYROLL’s courses are delivered either face-to-face or in-house, potentially saving money. Additionally, they continue to offer their professional payroll qualifications via e-learning, providing a flexible and convenient online solution.

If you are concerned about how the credit crunch will impact your job in the payroll or HR sectors, please feel free to call the learnPAYROLL hotline on 01798 861111 for advice and support.

For more information on HRD & Payroll Solutions, please contact:

Rebecca Ribbans/ Jo Victoria Russell
3 Monkeys Communications
Tel: 020 7440 2410
E-mail: Rebecca@3-monkeys.co.uk / Jovictoria@3-monkeys.co.uk

About HRD & Payroll Solutions:
HRD & Payroll Solutions have been delivering highly effective training to an extremely loyal client base for over twenty years. Over 7,500 different organisations have benefited from their extensive array of payroll and e-learning HR courses, face-to-face courses delivered nationwide in easily accessibe venues, as well as bespoke in-house workshops.

What HRD & Payroll Solutions offer:

• learnHR: Launched in September 2008, learnHR’s professional qualifications are available online, face-to-face and can be specifically tailored for individual clients as in-house workshops. Courses offered include: HR in Practice, HR Management, Employment Law in Practice, Health & Safety for HR Managers, Managing for High Performance and Change, Managing Diversity, HR Data – Adding Value to Business, Payroll for HR, Determining Employment Status and Building and Managing Successful Teams.
• learnPAYROLL: The Payroll Solutions Specialist Course for Autumn 2008 include the folowing five high quality essential professional training courses delivered by experts: Determining Employment Status, Understanding Pension Schemes and NI - Now and the Future, Developing and Implementing Salary Sacrifice & Benefits, Termination & Redundancy Payments and Payroll for HR and Senior Managers.
• Annual HR & Payroll Conference: In its 15th year, HRD & Payroll Solutions’ Annual HR & Payroll Conference will take place over two days in March 2009 in a choice of two locations; Stratford-upon-Avon and Tenerife. The conference will provide delegates with an opportunity to network with fellow professionals as well as offering a highly informative programme, including the latest updates on issues affecting their work.
• HR and Payroll Solutions Consultancy Services: HRD & Payroll Solutions offer the service of their experienced tutors to share their specialist HR and payroll knowledge on a particular issue or on-going project. Whatever the requirements, one can be assured of their integrity, honesty, confidentiality, flexibility and value.
  
  

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