CCN 2008 Programme

	Payroll Stream	HR Stream	Personal Development Stream
08:30	Registration
09:30	Opening Address - David O'Connor
09:35	Keynote Speech - Doug Sawers / Karan Paige
10:00	The Payroll Roadmap Simon Parsons	The evolution of HR Nick Thomson	You’ve got the job – leading and succeeding in interviews Heena Patel
11:15	Keeping you compliant – the latest from the HMRC HMRC	Making absence management pay Paul Avis	How to get what you want – making impact and influence skills work for you Charles Sutton
12:00	Lunch
13:15	Senior Leadership Team Q&A Session
14:00	The future's bright, the future's payroll Cathy Heys	Recruitment - Insight and Advice Mike Palmer	The only way is up – or is it? Linda Pullan
15:15	The Payroll Roadmap Simon Parsons	Flexible Benefits – so rewarding Mark Kimberling	10 steps to a new you James Slater
16:00	Close and Networking

Payroll Performance – making payroll great

Dip into our payroll stream and keep up with the latest need-to-know developments that will impact on you day-to-day and in the future.

The payroll roadmap – enhancements to your Ceridian service

Simon Parsons from Ceridian takes you through enhancements to Ceridian’s products and services to help make life easier.

Keeping you compliant – the latest from the HMRC

Vital update for payroll people who want the latest on in-year filing, changes in legislation and keep abreast of the latest HMRC initiatives.

The future’s bright, the future’s payroll

Cathy Heys of Pay Magazine looks into the future and shares vital insight into how the payroll function will develop over the next 10 years.

The payroll roadmap – enhancements to your Ceridian service

A second chance to hear Simon Parsons from Ceridian as he takes you through improvements and upgrades.

HR Insight – making HR great

Get the latest on developments in the HR profession; find out what innovators in the industry are up to and how you can make a difference in your business.

The evolution of HR

Nick Thomson of Ceridian looks at how HR technology is evolving and what this means for the future of HR. Find out how you can do the basics better and make an impact at a strategic level.

Making absence management pay

Paul Avis, Corporate Development Manager, LifeWorks at Ceridian shows you how important managing absence can be to your business, how it can benefit your organisation financially and what strategies you can put in place to make a difference.

Recruitment - Insight and Advice

Mike Palmer, the global head of Ceridian's recruitment practice, provides insight and advice on how to radically improve your recruitment operations, using references to live customers.

Flexible Benefits - So Rewarding

Mark Kimberling hosts this interactive consultancy session to help you find out all you ever needed to know about introducing, communicating and refreshing a flexible benefits programme.

Personal Development – making you great

Succeeding at work isn’t just about your technical expertise and experience – it also requires a wide-range of “soft skills”. Choose from one of the following sessions to boost your confidence, develop your career or help you get more out of your role:

The only way is up – or is it?

Linda Pullan from the Payroll Alliance helps you think about different career options in the payroll sector, understand potential opportunities to move upwards and sideways in your company and also provides insight into how best to package payroll opportunities to appeal to new recruits.

How to get what you want – making impact and influence skills work for you

Charles Sutton from business psychology experts Organizational Edge will introduce you to a range of techniques to optimise your work relationships and help you operate more successfully with your colleagues and managers.

You’ve got the job – leading and succeeding in interviews

For many people job interviews are the part of their working life they like the least – whether they’re the one interviewing or being interviewed! Ceridian's Heena Patel will take you through tips for staying compliant, running competency interviews and asking and answering tricky questions.

10 steps to a new you

James Slater, Consultant Manager from Ceridian’s EAP, LifeWorks, takes you through a tried and tested methodology to help you identify and achieve positive changes in your life, at work and at home.